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- pronunciation:
- bIz
nihs
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noun |
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A place where people make money by selling things or services is called a business. Restaurants, stores, and banks are all businesses.
生意
My mom and dad own a cleaning business. The business next door is a coffee shop, so they sometimes go there for lunch.- synonyms:
- company, firm, industry, office, shop, store
- similar words:
- agency, team
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When someone sells things or does a service for people in order to make money, we say they are in business. When someone is in business, they take part in the activity of buying or selling things.
生意
My grandfather wanted my dad to become a teacher, but he wanted to be in business instead. |
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If we talk about doing business, we are talking about buying, selling, giving service, or paying for service. We are talking about the things that a commercial institution does with its customers, or the activities carried out by customers in connection with the commercial institution. If someone pays for food at a restaurant, they are doing business with the restaurant.
商务, 生意
My dad's company does a lot of business with foreign companies.Jordan's mom likes doing business at her bank because they treat her like an important customer. |
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If something is your business, it is something that involves only you and not other people. No one else has to do it or know about it.
职责
It's the boss's business to make sure the company runs well.When the reporter asked for more information, the sheriff said it was "police business" and he was not ready to speak to the public.- synonyms:
- problem, question, responsibility
- similar words:
- case, concern, duty, function, issue, obligation, task
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| related words: |
affair, career, deal, economy, employer, firm, market, part, trade, work |
Word Builder: business +
- businessman:
a man who works in business.
- businesswoman:
a woman who works in business.
- businessperson:
a person who works in business.
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similar to business |
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commerce, company, firm |
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some actions of a business |
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advertise, bargain, bill, employ, fire, hire, manage, manufacture, negotiate, order, patent, pay, price, purchase, stock |
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some descriptions of businesses |
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commercial, industrial, productive, professional, profitable |
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some parts of a business |
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administration, engineering, manufacturing, research, sales, service, shipping |
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some people associated with businesses |
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accountant, boss, cashier, clerk, client, consumer, customer, director, employee, employer, executive, manager, salesperson, secretary, staff, trader |
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some places associated with business |
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building, mall, office, plaza, shop, store, warehouse |
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some things used in businesses |
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computers, desks, files, machines, packaging, software, tools |
The word business
contains the following part:
-ness
Old English
noun-forming suffix
that means state or quality of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ness
is attached to adjectives to form nouns. It is fully productive, meaning that any word that combines an adjective and the suffix -ness
is an allowable English noun. In a small set of cases, it is attached to a verb (forgiveness) or a noun (witness
).
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