Originally posted by mmQ
What it do what da biznis is
Dictionary
busi·ness
/ˈbiznəs/
noun
noun: business
1.
a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.
"she had to do a lot of smiling in her business"
synonyms: work, line of work, line, occupation, profession, career, employment, job, day job, position, pursuit, vocation, calling, field, sphere, walk of life, trade, craft; More
way;
métier;
informalracket, game;
informalgrip;
archaicemploy
"she had to do a lot of smiling in her business"
an activity that someone is engaged in.
"what is your business here?"
a person's concern.
"it's not my business to interfere"
synonyms: concern, affair, responsibility, province, preserve, duty, function, task, assignment, obligation, problem, worry, lookout; More
informalfuneral, headache, bailiwick;
informalpigeon, baby
"that's none of my business"
work that has to be done or matters that have to be attended to.
"government business"
2.
the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce.
"the jedielry business"
synonyms: trade, trading, commerce, buying and selling, dealing, traffic, trafficking, marketing, merchandising, bargaining; More
dealings, transactions, negotiations, proceedings
"who do you do business with in Manila?"
trade considered in terms of its volume or profitability.
"how's business?"
a commercial operation or company.
plural noun: businesses
"a catering business"
synonyms: firm, company, concern, enterprise, venture, organization, operation, undertaking, industry, corporation, establishment, house, shop, office, bureau, agency, franchise, practice, partnership, consortium, cooperative, conglomerate, group, combine, syndicate; More
informaloutfit, setup
"she was running her own business"
3.
informal
an affair or series of events, typically a scandalous or discreditable one.
"they must be told about this blackmailing business"
synonyms: affair, matter, thing, issue, case, set of circumstances, circumstance, situation, occasion, experience, event, incident, happening, occurrence, phenomenon, eventuality, episode, interlude, adventure
"the odd business with the keys remained unexplained"
informal
a group of related or previously mentioned things.
"use carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli, and serve the whole business hot"
4.
theatrical slang
actions other than dialogue performed by actors.
"a piece of business"
5.
informal
a scolding; harsh verbal criticism.
"the supervisor really gave him the business"
Phrases
business as usual
an unchanging state of affairs despite difficulties or disturbances. "apart from being under new management, it's business as usual in the department"
have no business
have no right to do something or be somewhere. "he had no business tampering with social services"
in business
operating, especially in commerce. "they will have to import from overseas to remain in business"
in the business of
engaged in or prepared to engage in. "I am not in the business of making accusations"
like nobody's business
to an extraordinarily high degree or standard. "these weeds spread like nobody's business"
mean business
be in earnest. "the border is sealed by troops who mean business"
mind one's own business
refrain from prying or interfering.
be none of one's business
not be of direct relevance or concern to one. "their finances are none of your business"
send someone about his/her business
tell someone to go away.
Origin
