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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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The Labour UK government's Welsh Secretary, Jo Stevens, said the measures were "targeted" at families and businesses.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Additionally, just 1.9% of U.S. businesses that pay for AI models, platforms or tools in April made payments to xAI, according to Ramp.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“This transaction represents our latest strategic investment in longer cycle, higher growth, high margin businesses aligned with our continuous focus on delivering top-quartile financial performance,” said Jenny Parmentier, Parker’s CEO, said in the statement.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Add in a requirement to keep paying out through good times and bad and the approach weeds out businesses supersensitive to the economic cycle or in sectors prone to disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Soon after, I started my businesses at school, and I’ve been secretly adding cash to the jar ever since.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya