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biz

noun

ˈbiz How to pronounce biz (audio)
: business

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Translate Customer Signals Into Executive Decisions While AI automates routine prospecting, biz development professionals should focus on turning customer signals into executive decisions. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Domingo played the tyrannical show-biz patriarch Joe Jackson in the movie. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 His compadre Honeyman-Scott started playing with them, and a few drummers later, a guy with the best rockabilly sideburns in the biz named Martin Chambers became the permanent resident behind the kit. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 The other pillars of the new-look biz will be digital content and AI production. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biz

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biz was in 1861

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“Biz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biz. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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