Noun Definition

business

1.Definition: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

"He bought his brother's business", "A small mom-and-pop business", "A racially integrated business concern"

Related Noun(s):concern

Category: General

2.Definition: a rightful concern or responsibility

"It's none of your business", "Mind your own business"

Category: General

3.Definition: an immediate objective

"Gossip was the main business of the evening"

Category: General

4.Definition: business concerns collectively

"Government and business could not agree"

Category: General

5.Definition: customers collectively

Related Noun(s):clientele, patronage

Category: General

6.Definition: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

"His business with the cane was hilarious"

Related Noun(s):byplay

Category: General

7.Definition: the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

"Computers are now widely used in business"

Category: General

8.Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

"He's not in my line of business"

Related Noun(s):job, line, occupation

Category: General

9.Definition: the volume of commercial activity

"Business is good today", "Show me where the business was today"

Category: General