All the business synonyms
the busi·ness
T t noun the business
- off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- knifing — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- conning — to strike, hit, or rap (something or someone).
- hosing — an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- flimflam — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- assassination — to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
- dispatching — Send off to a destination or for a purpose.
- bill of goods — a list of items for sale, consignment, shipment, etc
- offing — the state or fact of being off.
- jive — swing music or early jazz.