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businesses

/ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

businesses is the plural of business.

Meaning of business

Noun

business (countable and uncountable, plural businesses)

  1. (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
    • I left my father's business.
    Synonyms:
    company, enterprise, firm
  2. (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
    • He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
  3. (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
    • He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
  4. (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
    • Business has been slow lately.
  5. (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
    • I shall take my business elsewhere.
  6. (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
    • This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.

See all 22 meanings of business

Phrases with businesses

Questions about businesses

What is businesses the plural of?
Businesses is the plural of business.
How do you pronounce businesses?
Businesses is pronounced /ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/.

Words near businesses in the dictionary

  1. business-to-employee
  2. business-to-institutions
  3. businesscrat
  4. businesscrats
  5. businesse
  6. businesses
  7. businessese
  8. businessfolk
  9. businessfolks
  10. businessless
  11. businesslessness

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