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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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Once a software giant, Oracle is now building the facilities needed for artificial intelligence as part of its growing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or OCI, business.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The company’s DTC segment now represents around half of its business overall.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Sony Pictures Entertainment plans to lay off a few hundred employees globally in a move to restructure its business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Much of the conversation has centered on non-traded business development companies—and while the implications for listed BDCs are less clear, these investment funds appear to be under similar stress.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Ever since the city built a new marina on the north side of the lake, people stopped coming down here, and business dried up.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam