business in English: The work of buying and selling things to make money, or a company that does this. (noun)

Translation

The work of buying and selling things to make money, or a company that does this.

Word origin

Comes from the Old English 'bisignes', meaning the state of being busy.

Origin: Old English
Root: bisignes

Grammar

Gender

Pluralbusinesses

Examples

.

Here 'business' means a company that buys or sells things.

.

Here 'business' means the subject of how money and trade work.

, .

Here 'business' means the amount of buying and selling that is happening.

Business is the work of making money by selling goods or services. It can mean the activity itself, or one company that does this kind of work.

Related words

company

A business that makes or sells things to earn money.

shop

A place where you go to buy things.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

money

The coins and notes that people use to buy things.

trade

The buying and selling of goods, especially between countries.

affair

An event or situation, especially an important one that people talk about.

firm

Hard and solid, and not changing shape when you press it. As a noun, a firm is a company.

professional

Doing a job that needs long training, or done to a high standard.

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