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plural of business.

businesses

NOUN

job, profession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employment field trade work

STRONG

bag biz calling career craft dodge function game line livelihood occupation pursuit racket specialty vocation

WEAK

métier what one is into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun pastime

STRONG

amusement avocation hobby recreation surrender

WEAK

unemployment

NOUN

company, enterprise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corporation factory firm house institution market organization partnership shop store venture

STRONG

cartel concern establishment mill monopoly outfit setup syndicate trust

WEAK

Mom and Pop fly-by-night operation megacorp shoestring operation

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

commerce, trade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction

STRONG

affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism merchandising racket sales selling traffic undertaking

WEAK

buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

personal concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interest issue problem

STRONG

affair assignment beeswax duty function happening lookout matter palaver point question responsibility subject task topic

WEAK

carrying on goings-on hanky-panky

Antonyms

STRONG

irresponsibility

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

Example Sentences

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Eventually, businesses will need to staff back up with younger people as they lose experienced employees.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

To them, this meant that some good businesses had gotten lucky early but were now being run badly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

Some Taiwanese expressed frustration at the government's typhoon warnings, which caused most businesses to shut their doors on Friday and people to shelter indoors.

From Barron's • Jul. 11, 2026

These days, the companies in the Bending Spoons portfolio tend to be solid but unsexy businesses that haven’t been appealing to exceptional talent in a generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

Successful family businesses usually face a crisis when they grow larger and hire more personnel.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari