business

A1 Topic:Business & Commerce

US /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #345

Meanings

1

noun
The activity of buying and selling goods and services to make money.

She studied marketing because she wants to go into business.
2

noun
A company or organization that buys and sells goods or services.

He started a small business selling handmade jewelry.
3

noun
Something that concerns a particular person; their own affairs.

What I do in my free time is none of your business.
4

noun
The amount of trade or work that a company is doing.

Business is good today, so we may sell out.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the activity of buying and... commerce

2 noun · a company or organization... company firm concern

Word family

Forms businesses

Derived forms agri-businessagribusinessagrobusinessagrobusinessmanantibusinessbizbizfluencerbizoppbleisurebusiness-as-usualbusiness-casualbusiness-critical

Related forms pidgin

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees"

busines Middle English bisiġnes Old English

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Topics

Business & Commerce

# business

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈbɪz.nɪs
**Frequency rank:** 345

## Meanings
1. The activity of buying and selling goods and services to make money.
2. A company or organization that buys and sells goods or services.
3. Something that concerns a particular person; their own affairs.
4. The amount of trade or work that a company is doing.

## Examples
- She studied marketing because she wants to go into business.
- He started a small business selling handmade jewelry.
- What I do in my free time is none of your business.
- Business is good today, so we may sell out.

## Derived Forms
- agri-business
- agribusiness
- agrobusiness
- agrobusinessman
- antibusiness
- biz
- bizfluencer
- bizopp
- bleisure
- business-as-usual
- business-casual
- business-critical

## Related Forms
- pidgin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: busines
- Root: bisiġnes

## Etymology
From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees"

## AI Etymology
Business comes from Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees".

## Topics
- Business & Commerce

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