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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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But while businesses might be booming in the Ferry, as it's known to locals, the area is not without its troubles.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“While prices have come down from their peak, businesses are still facing higher costs for labor, transportation and energy, and some of those costs will eventually find their way to consumers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Eaton said the transaction would mark the next step in its ongoing portfolio transformation, allowing it to operate a more focused portfolio concentrated on its electrical and aerospace businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A lot of the larger businesses are now going out of town or into retail parks.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Just inside, a note identifying the publisher as R. L. Polk & Co, the name everyone uses when they talk about the compendium of businesses and people.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse