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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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Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones said he'd started to see TrustPilot reviews suggesting Doctors in Wheels might be fraudulent, while conducting market research on rival businesses in 2018.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

But the high borrowing costs have hit businesses across the board, with large corporations laying off staff and seeking state aid, while some smaller businesses have been forced to close.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Developers and enterprises like using Cursor because of its cost-effective AI product, according to Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp, a financial-technology company tracking how businesses spend on AI.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

These measures reflect strong revenue growth and profitability across its businesses, most notably Tencent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

While the country as a whole had endured a torturous depression during the early 1890s, Durham’s businesses were so solid that the town experienced merely a slowing down in its normally frantic activity.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson