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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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LinkedIn has been testing AI interviews in an automated hiring agent product it offers to small businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The US-EU tariff deal "remains the most viable option on the table and the best available outcome for EU businesses," Jorgen Warborn MEP, the EPP Group spokesman on international trade, added.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The Fed generally lowers that short-term rate to boost spending if the economy is struggling, such as when businesses close and when unemployment rises significantly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

The cafe is typically closed Monday, but owner Shaheen Ferdowsi decided to keep it open for the game, even as other Iranian-owned businesses rejected the idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

“What if we got businesses to have booths, got some restaurants to set up a few stands and sell food, and maybe some giveaways or a contest?”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry