meaning of business
1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.
2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.
3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.
4. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.
5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.
6. The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.
7. Care; anxiety; diligence.
Related Words
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