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busynesse

busynesse is the obsolete form 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

Forms of busynesse

pluralbusynesses

Questions about busynesse

What is busynesse the obsolete form of?
Busynesse is the obsolete form of business.

Words near busynesse in the dictionary

  1. busying
  2. busying around
  3. busyings
  4. busyish
  5. busyness
  6. busynesse
  7. busynesses
  8. busywork
  9. but
  10. but and ben
  11. but for

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Adapted from Wiktionary: busynesse (page history and authors); business (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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