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business

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Synonyms and Antonyms of business

1 transactions or economic support provided by customers

only places that are equal opportunity employers will get my business

Synonyms of business

custom, patronage

Words Related to business

marketplace, trade, traffic

affairs, dealings, horse-trading

merchandising, retailing, wholesaling

2 a commercial or industrial activity or organization

most of the local businesses belong to the association

Synonyms of business

company, concern, enterprise, establishment, firm, house, interest, outfit

Words Related to business

conglomerate, corporation, multinational

association, cartel, chain, combine, syndicate, trust

agency, dealer, outlet

microenterprise

3 something to be dealt with

we have one piece of business remaining for today's meeting

Synonyms of business

affair, matter, thing

Words Related to business

consideration, issue, problem

crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, emergency, exigency, flash point, head, juncture, strait, zero hour

concern, trouble, worry

care, lookout, responsibility

deadlock, halt, impasse, stalemate, standstill

corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, pickle, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot

Phrases Synonymous with business

ball of wax

4 the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places

this bookstore is a place of business, not a free library, so please do your reading elsewhere

Synonyms of business

commerce, marketplace, trade, traffic

Words Related to business

black market, gray market

dealings, horse-trading

e-tail, merchandising, retailing, wholesaling

5 the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

plants going about the business of photosynthesis provide the Earth with a renewable source of oxygen

Synonyms of business

capacity, function, job, part, place, position, purpose, role (also rôle), task, work

Words Related to business

affair, concern, hand, involvement, participation

niche, office, post, situation

calling, occupation, pursuit, vocation

activity, assignment, charge, commission, duty, employ, mission, responsibility, service, use

6 a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

if you want a medical malpractice lawyer, he's the best in the business

Synonyms of business

area, arena, bailiwick, barony, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk

Words Related to business

territory, turf

occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, width

subfield, subspecialty

7 a specific task with which a person or group is charged

the interrogators demanded to know what business the suspect had in the restricted area at that time of night

Synonyms of business

assignment, brief, charge, detail, job, mission, operation, post

Words Related to business

burden, chore, duty, need, obligation, office, requirement, responsibility

errand, labor, work

commitment, pledge, promise

appointment, commission, designation, nomination

compulsion, constraint, restraint

8 the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another

the price for giving the drug lord the business was certain death

Synonyms of business

backstabbing, betrayal, disloyalty, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulness

Words Related to business

abandonment, desertion

deceit, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, two-facedness

fraud, informing, lying, snitching, talebearing, trickery

Near Antonyms of business

dependability, reliability, trustworthiness

defense, protection, safeguard, shield

Antonyms of business

allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness

Synonym Discussion of business

business, commerce, trade, industry, traffic mean activity concerned with the supplying and distribution of commodities. business may be an inclusive term but specifically designates the activities of those engaged in the purchase or sale of commodities or in related financial transactions. commerce and trade imply the exchange and transportation of commodities. industry applies to the producing of commodities, especially by manufacturing or processing, usually on a large scale. traffic applies to the operation and functioning of public carriers of goods and persons.

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