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- [biz-nis]
- /ˈbɪz nɪs/
- /ˈbɪz.nɪs/
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- [biz-nis]
- /ˈbɪz nɪs/
Definitions of businesses word
- noun businesses an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. 1
- noun businesses the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. 1
- noun businesses a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. 1
- noun businesses volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local families. 1
- noun businesses a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street. 1
- noun businesses that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business. 1
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Origin of businesses
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English bisignes. See busy, -ness
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Businesses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
businesses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
businesses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for businesses
noun businesses
- bargains — Plural form of bargain.
- callings — Plural form of calling.
- careers — Plural form of career.
- clienteles — Plural form of clientele.
- closeouts — Plural form of closeout.
adjective businesses
- commercials — Plural form of commercial.
- corporates — Plural form of corporate.
- industrials — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
Antonyms for businesses
noun businesses
- condos — Plural form of condo.
adjective businesses
- domestics — Plural form of domestic.
- familiars — Plural form of familiar.
- homes — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- households — Plural form of household.
- interiors — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
Top questions with businesses
- how many businesses does donald trump own?
- which of these are loans to businesses or governments?
- how are standards such as edi used by businesses?
- what businesses are open today?
- what percentage of businesses fail?
- how many small businesses are in the us?
- what percentage of small businesses fail?
- which of the following businesses has elastic supply?
- what percentage of new businesses fail?
- what percentage of businesses are sole proprietorships?
- which government agency establishes standards for small businesses?
- what percentage of businesses in the united states are partnerships?
- what businesses does donald trump own?
- what was one reason that businesses moved to the south?
- why do so many small businesses fail?
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