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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

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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

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entertainment fun pastime

STRONG

amusement avocation hobby recreation surrender

WEAK

unemployment

NOUN

company, enterprise

Synonyms

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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 shouldn’t try to predict which industries or businesses will succeed, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

They contributed to absurd narratives to get businesses on board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Higher Treasury yields — a starting point for pricing loans and new corporate bonds — mean increased borrowing costs for businesses, households and the federal government.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Local authorities will be carrying out tests on businesses that are likely to be involved as well as carrying out some opportunistic testing.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

If I’m not big, bad Marcus Vega—if I’m not using that to run businesses at school—who am I?

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