Business Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

commercial policy or procedure overcharging is bad business

volume or quantity of commercial activity

volume or quantity of commercial activity business is poor today

commercial activity; dealings (esp in the phrase do business )

commercial activity; dealings (esp in the phrase do business )

a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory

a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory

an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services

an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services the tailoring business

proper or rightful concern or responsibility (often in the phrase

mind one’s own business

)

a special task; assignment

a matter or matters to be attended to

the business of the meeting

an affair; matter

a queer business

;

I’m tired of the whole business

serious work or activity

get down to business

a complicated affair; rigmarole

informal

a vaguely defined collection or area

jets, fast cars, and all that business

Also called:

stage business

theatre

an incidental action, such as lighting a pipe, performed by an actor for dramatic effect

a group of ferrets

euphemistic

defecation (esp in the phrase

do one’s business

)

slang

prostitution

like nobody’s business

informal

extremely well or fast

mean business

to be in earnest

do the business

informal

to achieve what is required

it tastes vile, but it does the business