Synonyms of BUSINESSES

noun

1. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

   • BUSINESS10
   • CONCERN11

   Also: business concern, business organization, business organisation.

2. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

   • BUSINESS10

   Also: commercial enterprise, business enterprise.

3. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

   • OCCUPATION16
   • BUSINESS10
   • JOB12
   • LINE4

   Also: line of work.

4. a rightful concern or responsibility

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5. an immediate objective

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6. the volume of commercial activity

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7. business concerns collectively

   • BUSINESS10

   Also: business sector.

8. customers collectively

   • CLIENTELE11
   • PATRONAGE12
   • BUSINESS10

9. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

   • BUSINESS10
   • BYPLAY16

   Also: stage business.