business

== English == === Alternative forms === biz (clipping) bisoness, businesse, busynesse (obsolete) bizness (pronunciation spelling, AAVE) bidness (Southern pronunciation spelling, AAVE) === Etymology === 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), possibly derives from "the bee's knees" === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.nɪs/, /ˈbɪz.nɪz/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.nəs/, /ˈbɪz.nəz/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˈbɪz.nɪs/, /ˈbɪd.nɪs/ Hyphenation: busi‧ness Rhymes: -ɪznɪs, -ɪznɪz, -ɪznəs, -ɪznəz, -ɪdnəs, -ɪdnəz === Noun === business (countable and uncountable, plural businesses) (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:enterprise (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade. (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity. (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade. (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage. (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively. (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management. (countable) A particular situation or activity. (countable) Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter. (uncountable) Something involving one personally. Synonym: affair (uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action. (travel, uncountable) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach. (acting, theater) Ellipsis of stage business (“aspect of acting”). (Los Angeles, informal, with the) Hollywood, the entertainment industry. (slang, with the) Prostitution. (countable, rare) The collective noun for a group of ferrets. Synonym: fesnyng (slang, British, with the) Something very good; top quality. (slang, uncountable) The act of defecation, or the excrement itself, particularly that of a non-human animal. (slang) Disruptive shenanigans. (Australian Aboriginal) Matters. sorry business ― a funeral ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pidgin ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === business Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes. Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice. Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business. === See also === Appendix: Animals Appendix:English collective nouns === References === === Further reading === “business”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. business in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “business”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === busseins, buisness == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɪznɪs] === Noun === business m inan business ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “business”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “business”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English business. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪsnɪs/ Hyphenation: busi‧ness === Noun === business m (uncountable, no diminutive) business (commercial activity or specific commercial enterprise) == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English business. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbisnes/, [ˈbis̠ne̞s̠] IPA(key): /ˈpisnes/, [ˈpis̠ne̞s̠] IPA(key): /ˈbusinesː/, [ˈbus̠ine̞s̠ː] Rhymes: -isnes Syllabification(key): busi‧ness Hyphenation(key): busi‧ness === Noun === business alternative spelling of bisnes ==== Usage notes ==== It may be advisable to avoid using this term in writing. ==== Declension ==== This spelling does not fit nicely into Finnish declension system and is therefore seldom used, and mainly in nominative singular. Pronunciation "bisnes": Pronunciation "business": ==== Synonyms ==== See Synonyms-section under bisnes ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “business”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[14] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English business. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biz.nɛs/ (Quebec) IPA(key): [bɪz.nɪs] === Noun === business m (invariable) business, firm, company business, affairs === Further reading === “business”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English business. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiz.nes/, /ˈbiz.nis/ Rhymes: -iznes, -iznis === Noun === business m (invariable) business (commercial enterprise) Synonyms: affare, affari, impresa === References === == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English business. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiz.nɛs/ Rhymes: -iznɛs Syllabification: busi‧ness === Noun === business m inan (business, education) alternative spelling of biznes ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === business in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN business in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === From Unadapted borrowing from English business. === Noun === business n (plural businessuri) business ==== Declension ==== == Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from English business. === Noun === business nonstandard spelling of biznes (“business”) ==== Declension ====