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plural of business.

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businesses

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

NOUN

job, profession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

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

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

But the state law and a similarly named federal measure exempt private homes and businesses, including gun stores, within that space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

They’re hiding in plain sight, as ordinary people who run businesses woven into the fabric of everyday life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Much is at stake for the regions surrounding the four factories, where vast numbers of businesses from automotive suppliers to bars to cafes can have a stake in a plant's future.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Facing higher interest bills, households and businesses will cut back on spending and investment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Casa Marina Hotel was closed, and most of the other businesses were boarded up.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm