nouns
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
"he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
"computers are now widely used in business"
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
"he's not in my line of business"
a rightful concern or responsibility
"it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
is a type of (narrower)
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
"New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
an immediate objective
"gossip was the main business of the evening"
is a type of (narrower)
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
"the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
the volume of commercial activity
"business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
domain category
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
"computers are now widely used in business"
is a type of (narrower)
activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
business concerns collectively
"Government and business could not agree"
customers collectively
"they have an upper class clientele"
incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
"his business with the cane was hilarious"