noun🔗ShareA specific commercial enterprise or establishment."Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "businesscommerceeconomyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person's occupation, work, or trade."He is in the motor and insurance businesses."businessjobworkeconomyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCommercial, industrial, or professional activity."Many small businesses in my town are family-owned restaurants and shops. "businesscommerceeconomyindustryorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe volume or amount of commercial trade."Business has been slow lately."businesscommerceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne's dealings; patronage."I shall take my business elsewhere."businesscommerceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrivate commercial interests taken collectively."This proposal will satisfy both business and labor."businesseconomycommerceorganizationindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management."I studied business at Harvard."businesseconomycommercefinanceorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA particular situation or activity."This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business."businesssituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.""Before leaving for vacation, the lawyer finished all urgent businesses with her clients, including signing contracts and reviewing wills." "businessfinancelawindustryeconomycommerceorganizationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething involving one personally."My school projects are my personal businesses; I spend a lot of time on them. "businessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action."At the school board meeting, the most important businesses were the budget proposal and the new curriculum guidelines. "politicsgovernmentbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(travel) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.""Because their company paid for it, the executives flew in businesses, enjoying wider seats and better food than the rest of us in economy." "businessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAction carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene."While the actors delivered their emotional dialogue, the stage was filled with subtle businesses, like fiddling with a handkerchief and adjusting eyeglasses, to create a more realistic and lived-in scene. "entertainmentstageartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe collective noun for a group of ferrets."The pet store owner was surprised to find two businesses of ferrets playing together in the back room. "animalgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")"These new phones are the business!"qualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExcrement, particularly that of a non-human animal."As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business."animalbiologynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
