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plural of business.

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businesses

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

Example Sentences

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Alex Howell: In Kansas City, the World Cup has been adopted by pretty much all of the people I have spoken to and the local businesses.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

ADP said U.S. businesses added 98,000 new jobs in June to mark the smallest increase in three months.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Its main businesses also include video distribution and analytics company Brightcove and note-organizing app Evernote, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

“It’s been a tough couple of years for L.A. businesses, so we gotta stick together — there’s this wonderful sense of community hosting a local brand that’s so passionate about their work.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

There were no houses around here, just shops and businesses.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan