business
English Thesaurus
1. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik, |
| definition | : | (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention (noun.act) |
2. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | confectionery, |
| definition | : | the occupation and skills of a confectioner (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sport, |
| definition | : | the occupation of athletes who compete for pay (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | farming, land, |
| definition | : | agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | biz, game, |
| definition | : | your occupation or line of work (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | calling, career, vocation, |
| definition | : | the particular occupation for which you are trained (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | employment, work, |
| definition | : | the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | appointment, |
| definition | : | the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | salt mine, treadmill, |
| definition | : | a job involving drudgery and confinement (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | craft, trade, |
| definition | : | the skilled practice of a practical occupation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | profession, |
| definition | : | an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | medium, metier, |
| definition | : | an occupation for which you are especially well suited (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | accountancy, accounting, |
| definition | : | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | photography, |
| definition | : | the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | catering, |
| definition | : | providing food and services (noun.act) |
3. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | tourism, touristry, |
| definition | : | the business of providing services to tourists (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fishing, |
| definition | : | the occupation of catching fish for a living (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | storage, |
| definition | : | the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | industry, manufacture, |
| definition | : | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | finance, |
| definition | : | the commercial activity of providing funds and capital (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | discount business, |
| definition | : | the business of selling merchandise at a discount (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | advertising, publicizing, |
| definition | : | the business of drawing public attention to goods and services (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | publication, publishing, |
| definition | : | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | printing, |
| definition | : | the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | packaging, |
| definition | : | the business of packing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | building, construction, |
| definition | : | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | venture, |
| definition | : | a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | market, market place, marketplace, |
| definition | : | the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | operation, |
| definition | : | the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | business, |
| definition | : | the volume of commercial activity (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | administration, disposal, |
| definition | : | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | establishment, |
| definition | : | a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | celluloid, cinema, film, |
| definition | : | a medium that disseminates moving pictures (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | chain, |
| definition | : | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | capitalist, |
| definition | : | a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | copartner, |
| definition | : | a joint partner (as in a business enterprise) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | player, |
| definition | : | an important participant (as in a business deal) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | bankroll, roll, |
| definition | : | a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | privatise, privatize, |
| definition | : | change from governmental to private control or ownership (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | dull, slow, sluggish, |
| definition | : | (of business) not active or brisk (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | hostile, |
| definition | : | unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | tangible, |
| definition | : | (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | intangible, |
| definition | : | (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value (adj.all) |
4. the volume of commercial activity (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | patronage, trade, |
| definition | : | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | land-office business, |
| definition | : | very large and profitable volume of commercial activity (noun.act) |
5. a rightful concern or responsibility (noun.cognition)
6. an immediate objective (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | aim, object, objective, target, |
| definition | : | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | occasions, |
| definition | : | something you have to do (noun.cognition) |
7. business concerns collectively (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | sector, |
| definition | : | a social group that forms part of the society or the economy (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | big business, |
| definition | : | commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | incorporate, |
| definition | : | form a corporation (verb.social) |
8. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | enterprise, |
| definition | : | an organization created for business ventures (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | agency, |
| definition | : | a business that serves other businesses (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | brokerage, |
| definition | : | the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | carrier, common carrier, |
| definition | : | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | chain, |
| definition | : | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | business firm, firm, house, |
| definition | : | the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | dealership, franchise, |
| definition | : | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | partnership, |
| definition | : | the members of a business venture created by contract (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | processor, |
| definition | : | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | shipbuilder, |
| definition | : | a business that builds and repairs ships (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | underperformer, |
| definition | : | a business that is less successful than expected (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | division, |
| definition | : | an administrative unit in government or business (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | shipping room, |
| definition | : | a room where goods are packaged and shipped (noun.artifact) |
9. customers collectively (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | people, |
| definition | : | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group) |
10. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
11. customers collectively (noun.group)
12. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
13. customers collectively (noun.group)
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