- business
- busi•ness[[t]ˈbɪz nɪs[/t]] n.1) bus an occupation, profession, or trade2) bus the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit3) bus a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service4) bus volume of trade; patronage or custom5) bus a store, office, factory, etc., where commerce is carried on6) that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned:Words are a writer's business[/ex]7) something with which a person is rightfully concerned:Their decision is none of my business[/ex]8) affair; project:fed up with the whole business[/ex]9) the businessa) harsh or duplicitous treatmentb) a severe scolding:to give someone the business[/ex]10) sbzAlso called stage business a movement or gesture used by an actor to create an effect.11) cvb excrement: used as a euphemism12) of or pertaining to business or its procedures13) suitable for or conducive to doing business•Etymology: bef. 950; ME; OE bisignes. See busy, -ness
From formal English to slang. 2014.