business

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. Source: opted

3. n. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions. Source: opted

4. n. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission. Source: opted

5. n. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words. Source: opted

6. n. The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal. Source: opted

7. n. Care; anxiety; diligence. Source: opted

8. n. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it Source: wordnet

9. n. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects Source: wordnet

10. n. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money Source: wordnet

11. n. a rightful concern or responsibility Source: wordnet

12. n. an immediate objective Source: wordnet

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