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by-business

by-business noun: business aside from the main business.

Noun

by-business (plural by-businesses)

  1. Business aside from the main business.
  2. Something secondary or subordinate.

Forms of by-business

pluralby-businesses

Origin of by-business

From by- + business.

Questions about by-business

What does by-business mean?
By-business means business aside from the main business.
What part of speech is by-business?
By-business is a noun.
What is the plural of by-business?
The plural of by-business is by-businesses.

Words near by-business in the dictionary

  1. by-bidders
  2. by-blow
  3. by-blows
  4. by-book
  5. by-books
  6. by-business
  7. by-businesses
  8. by-catch
  9. by-catches
  10. by-cause
  11. by-causes

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