A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
I left my father's business.
A person's occupation, work, or trade.
He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.
Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality)...
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He is thoroughly business, but has the happy faculty of transacting it in a genial and courteous manner.
Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.
Amiens is a thoroughly business town, the business being chiefly with the flax-works.