Translation
business, deal
Word origin
From Latin negotium ('business'), literally nec plus otium, an absence of leisure. The same root gives Italian negozio and Spanish negocio. General trade is komerco; negoco is the concrete deal or enterprise.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- negotium
- English cognates
- negotiate, negotiation
Examples
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They made a good deal.
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His father has a business in the town.
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Business is business, said the merchant.
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