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affairs

NOUN
business
Synonyms
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deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction
STRONG
bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism merchandising racket sales selling traffic undertaking
WEAK
buying and selling capital and labor
NOUN
dealings
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business commerce sale trade
STRONG
concerns doings intercourse matters proceedings ropes strings things traffic transactions truck wires
WEAK
balls in air irons in fire wire pulling
NOUN
doings
Synonyms
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acts deal deed events happenings matters proceeding
WEAK
goings-on
NOUN
finances
Synonyms
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balance sheet
STRONG
assets budget capital cash condition funds net resources revenue wealth wherewithal worth
WEAK
net worth
Antonyms
STRONG
debt
NOUN
lineup
Synonyms
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agenda business calendar record schedule slate
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appointments arrangements bill bulletin card catalog chores curriculum details docket happenings index listing meetings memoranda plan plans preparations syllabus timetable
WEAK
necessary acts order of business order of events order of the day series of events things to do
NOUN
proceedings
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STRONG
annals archives business dealings documents doings matters minutes records transactions
NOUN
program
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bill business curriculum plan schedule
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appointments arrangements bulletin calendar card catalog chores details docket happenings index lineup listing meetings memoranda plans preparations record slate syllabus timetable
WEAK
necessary acts order of business order of events order of the day series of events things to do
NOUN
trading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commerce deal dealings exchange industry manufacturing market sales selling trade traffic transaction
STRONG
bargaining barter commercialism contracts game industrialism merchandising racket undertaking
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buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

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The meetings of finance ministers such as the G20 breakfast were sombre affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Raúl Castro’s son, Alejandro Castro Espín, and his grandson Raúl Rodríguez Castro have been engaged with American officials, said people familiar with the matter, underscoring the continuing importance of the Castro family in Cuba’s affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

My fellow Americans, certain words have been rendered meaningless in describing the current state of affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Maintaining a semblance of privacy is increasingly difficult in the age of social media, and how much we share with our unmarried partner about our financial affairs is on a need-to-know basis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Internal affairs will always be stable when external affairs are stable, provided that they are not already disturbed by a conspiracy.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Vocabulary lists containing affairs

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