business – a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; “he bought his brother’s business”; “a small mom-and-pop business”; “a racially integrated business concern”
enterprise – an organization created for business ventures; “a growing enterprise must have a bold leader”
agency – a business that serves other businesses
brokerage – the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
chain – (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
business firm, firm, house – the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; “he worked for a brokerage house”
dealership, franchise – a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company’s goods or services in a particular area
partnership – the members of a business venture created by contract
processor – a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
division – an administrative unit in government or business
business – the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; “computers are now widely used in business”
tourism, touristry – the business of providing services to tourists; “Tourism is a major business in Bermuda”
operation – the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); “her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride”
fishing – the occupation of catching fish for a living
storage – the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
manufacture, industry – the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; “American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”
business – the volume of commercial activity; “business is good today”; “show me where the business was today”
market, marketplace, market place – the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; “without competition there would be no market”; “they were driven from the marketplace”
finance – the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
printing – the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
packaging – the business of packing; “his business is packaging for transport”
building, construction – the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; “their main business is home construction”; “workers in the building trades”
venture – a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
administration, disposal – a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group’s business affairs)
establishment – a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
cinema, film, celluloid – a medium that disseminates moving pictures; “theater pieces transferred to celluloid”; “this story would be good cinema”; “film coverage of sporting events”
chain – (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
capitalist – a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
copartner – a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)
player – an important participant (as in a business deal); “he was a major player in setting up the corporation”
bankroll, roll – a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); “he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag”
doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy – a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); “economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation”
business – the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; “he’s not in my line of business”
activity – any specific behavior; “they avoided all recreational activity”
sport – the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
farming, land – agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; “farming is a strenuous life”; “there’s no work on the land any more”
biz, game – your occupation or line of work; “he’s in the plumbing game”; “she’s in show biz”
employment, work – the occupation for which you are paid; “he is looking for employment”; “a lot of people are out of work”
appointment – the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; “he applied for an appointment in the treasury”
craft, trade – the skilled practice of a practical occupation; “he learned his trade as an apprentice”
profession – an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
metier, medium – an occupation for which you are especially well suited; “in law he found his true metier”
accountancy, accounting – the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
photography – the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
headache, worry, vexation, concern – something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; “New York traffic is a constant concern”; “it’s a major worry”
objective, aim, object, target – the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); “the sole object of her trip was to see her children”
occasions – something you have to do; “he minded his own specialized occasions”
trade, patronage – the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; “even before noon there was a considerable patronage”
sector – a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; “the public sector”
big business – commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; “big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively”
people – (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; “old people”; “there were at least 200 people in the audience”
business – incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; “his business with the cane was hilarious”
schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik – (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; “play it straight with no shtik”
