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plural of business.

businesses

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job, profession n.
company, enterprise n.
commerce, trade n.
personal concern n.

NOUN

job, profession

Synonyms

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employment field trade work

STRONG

bag biz calling career craft dodge function game line livelihood occupation pursuit racket specialty vocation

WEAK

métier what one is into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun pastime

STRONG

amusement avocation hobby recreation surrender

WEAK

unemployment

NOUN

company, enterprise

Synonyms

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corporation factory firm house institution market organization partnership shop store venture

STRONG

cartel concern establishment mill monopoly outfit setup syndicate trust

WEAK

Mom and Pop fly-by-night operation megacorp shoestring operation

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

commerce, trade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction

STRONG

affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism merchandising racket sales selling traffic undertaking

WEAK

buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

personal concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interest issue problem

STRONG

affair assignment beeswax duty function happening lookout matter palaver point question responsibility subject task topic

WEAK

carrying on goings-on hanky-panky

Antonyms

STRONG

irresponsibility

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

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businesses

So as the Chancellor John Healey prepares to deliver his first budget on Wednesday, what kind of support are residents and businesses asking for?

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The AI boom shows no sign of easing as Anthropic prepares to go public and businesses gobble up durable goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

As high tide peaked Monday morning, water surged from Newport Harbor onto the streets of the Balboa Peninsula, flooding some businesses in the Balboa Fun Zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

A corner shop owner from south London has been painted by a royal portraitist in a project to recognise the impact of independent businesses in their local communities.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The problem was that she was in an area where there were plenty of businesses but no schools or apartments.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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