Definitionsbusiness

The occupation, work, or trade in which a person is engaged: the wholesale food business.

A specific occupation or pursuit: the best designer in the business.

Commercial, industrial, or professional dealings: new systems now being used in business.

A commercial enterprise or establishment: bought his uncle's business.

Volume or amount of commercial trade: Business had fallen off.

Commercial dealings; patronage: took her business to a trustworthy salesperson.

One's rightful or proper concern or interest: "The business of America is business” ( Calvin Coolidge).

Something involving one personally: It's none of my business.

Serious work or endeavor: got right down to business.

An affair or matter: "We will proceed no further in this business” ( Shakespeare).

An incidental action performed by an actor on the stage to fill a pause between lines or to provide interesting detail.

Informal Verbal abuse; scolding: gave me the business for being late.

Obsolete The condition of being busy.