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plural of business.

businesses

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job, profession n.
company, enterprise n.
commerce, trade n.
personal concern n.

NOUN

job, profession

Synonyms

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employment field trade work

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

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métier what one is into

Antonyms

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entertainment fun pastime

STRONG

amusement avocation hobby recreation surrender

WEAK

unemployment

NOUN

company, enterprise

Synonyms

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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

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deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction

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

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buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

personal concern

Synonyms

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interest issue problem

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

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carrying on goings-on hanky-panky

Antonyms

STRONG

irresponsibility

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avocation recreation unemployment

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businesses

While input costs have risen sharply, demand is proving resilient as businesses stockpile essential parts and equipment to avoid further disruption from tensions in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

For years, I’ve found myself gravitating towards stories about neighborhood restaurants, family businesses, local farmers, and food traditions — not because they’re quaint or nostalgic, but because they’re windows into something larger.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Importantly, businesses also appear relatively relaxed about pricing.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

“They’re the people who are keeping these businesses running and everything, and they live here year-round,” Flores said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Willingness to hire people with criminal records is greatest in construction or manufacturing—industries that require little customer contact—and weakest in retail trade and other service sector businesses.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander