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business

[biz-nis] / ˈbɪz nɪs /
NOUN
job, profession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
employment field trade work
STRONG
biz calling career craft dodge function game line livelihood occupation pursuit specialty vocation
WEAK
bag métier racket what one is into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
entertainment fun pastime
STRONG
amusement avocation hobby recreation
NOUN
company, enterprise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
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
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

Example Sentences

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But business owners now say it's the "toughest" and "quietest" they've known trading in Cardigan, the historic market town widely recognised for its "independent vibe".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

While Goldberg said Broadcom’s business “is still in very good shape,” he wondered if the company and other chip makers in the AI ecosystem can scale all their deployments in accordance with previously disclosed timetables.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Testing for predictive genes could be a way for the company to salvage its business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“The idea of utilizing the urban forest for lumber started as a business idea in relation to the Urban Ecology Project, a business dedicated to utilizing urban resources.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Behind her walked a man in a brown business suit.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom