business
/ˈbɪznəs/
#212 of 5,000 Core 1000
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
uncle .
Here 'business' means a company that buys or sells things.
university.
Here 'business' means the subject of how money and trade work.
, busy.
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.
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