business (
http://definr.com/business)
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders;
"the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck
Brooks [syn:
mercantile,
business(a)]
n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a
small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated
business concern" [syn:
concern,
business concern, {business
organization}]
2: the activity of providing goods and services involving
financial and commercial and industrial aspects;
"computers are now widely used in business" [syn: {commercial
enterprise},
business enterprise]
3: business concerns collectively; "Government and business
could not agree" [syn:
business sector]
4: the volume of business activity: "business is good today";
"show me where the business was today"
5: a rightful concern or responsibility; used in such phrases
as "it's none of your business" or "mind your own
business"
6: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn:
occupation,
job,
line of work,
line]
7: an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the
evening"
8: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic
effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: {stage
business},
byplay]
9: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
[syn:
clientele,
patronage]