BUSINESS PERSONS Synonyms: 58 Similar Words

businesspeople

noun

variants or business people also businesspersons or business persons

Definition of businesspeople

plural of businessperson

as in businessmen

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How SoFi compares SoFi’s Small Business Loan is a solid choice for entrepreneurs who need funding to get started.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Our editorial focus is sharpening around Black women as travelers, entrepreneurs, cultural architects, and community builders.

— Daphne Bryson Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of entrepreneurs

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Federal officials have found that a person’s movements on a website with a computer mouse and items left in an online shopping cart can be tracked and used by retailers to personalize the cost of items.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
The launch joins other retailers in the industry that have leaned on AI to make the shopping experience more personalized.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Definition of retailers

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As its stock languishes below its IPO price — at press time, $131 — short sellers are going all in against the company, hoping to make a killing off of CEO Elon Musk’s faltering pull on investors.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Jeenah Moon | Reuters Short sellers are rapidly increasing their bets against SpaceX, driving bearish positioning to nearly one-third of the company's public float as the struggling stock hovers below its IPO offering price.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of sellers

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That is the exact failure the gateway vendors position against, and also the risk that could shrink their own market.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The celebration includes carnival rides, live music, food vendors and a fireworks show honoring the nation's 250th anniversary.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of vendors

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