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business
businessan occupation or trade; a concern: That’s none of your business.; commerce, company: My business is doing very well.
Not to be confused with:busyness – occupied with meaningless activity; the quality of being busy: Sometimes I get tired of all this busyness.busi·ness B0573700 (bĭz′nĭs)n.1. The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services: new systems now being used in business.2. The amount or volume of this activity: Business was off all day.3. a. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged: the wholesale food business.b. A specific occupation or pursuit: the best designer in the business.4. A commercial enterprise or establishment: bought his uncle's construction business.5. Commercial dealings; patronage: took her business to a trustworthy salesperson.6. a. One's rightful or proper concern or interest: "The business of America is business" (Calvin Coolidge).b. Something involving one personally: It's none of my business.7. Serious work or endeavor: got right down to business.8. An affair or matter: "We will proceed no further in this business" (Shakespeare).9. An incidental action performed by an actor on the stage to fill a pause between lines or to provide interesting detail.10. Informal Strong verbal criticism; scolding: gave me the business for being late.11. Informal Urination or defecation: The dog did its business on the lawn.12. Obsolete The condition of being busy.
[Middle English businesse, from bisi, busy; see busy.]Synonyms: business, industry, commerce, trade, traffic
These nouns apply to forms of activity that have the objective of supplying products or services for a fee. Business pertains broadly to commercial, financial, and industrial activity, and more narrowly to specific fields or firms engaging in this activity: a company that does business over the internet; went into the software consulting business; owns a dry-cleaning business. Industry entails the production and manufacture of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale: the computer industry. Commerce and trade refer to the exchange and distribution of goods or commodities: laws regulating interstate commerce; involved in the domestic fur trade. Traffic pertains in particular to businesses engaged in the transportation of goods or passengers: renovated the docks to attract shipping traffic. The word may also suggest illegal trade: discovered a brisk traffic in stolen goods.business (ˈbɪznɪs) n1. a trade or profession2. (Commerce) an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services: the tailoring business. 3. (Commerce) a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory4. (Commerce) commercial activity; dealings (esp in the phrase do business)5. (Commerce) volume or quantity of commercial activity: business is poor today. 6. (Commerce) commercial policy or procedure: overcharging is bad business. 7. proper or rightful concern or responsibility (often in the phrase mind one's own business)8. a special task; assignment9. a matter or matters to be attended to: the business of the meeting. 10. an affair; matter: a queer business; I'm tired of the whole business. 11. serious work or activity: get down to business. 12. a complicated affair; rigmarole13. informal a vaguely defined collection or area: jets, fast cars, and all that business. 14. (Theatre) theatre Also called: stage business an incidental action, such as lighting a pipe, performed by an actor for dramatic effect15. (Zoology) a group of ferrets16. euphemistic defecation (esp in the phrase do one's business)17. slang prostitution18. like nobody's business informal extremely well or fast19. mean business to be in earnest20. do the business informal to achieve what is required: it tastes vile, but it does the business. [Old English bisignis solicitude, attentiveness, from bisig busy + -nis -ness]busi•ness (ˈbɪz nɪs)
n. 1. an occupation, profession, or trade. 2. the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. 3. a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service. 4. volume of trade; patronage or custom. 5. a store, office, factory, etc., where commerce is carried on. 6. that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business. 7. something with which a person is rightfully concerned: Their decision is none of my business. 8. affair; project: fed up with the whole business. 9. the business, a. harsh or duplicitous treatment. b. a severe scolding: to give someone the business. 10. Also called stage business. a movement or gesture used by an actor to create an effect. 11. excrement: used as a euphemism. adj. 12. of or pertaining to business or its procedures. 13. suitable for or conducive to doing business. Idioms: 1. get down to business, to apply oneself to serious matters; concentrate on work. 2. mean business, to be in earnest; be entirely serious. 3. mind one's own business, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others. [before 950; Middle English; Old English bisignes. See busy, -ness] Business of flies; flies collectively.Business See Also: ADVERTISING, SUCCESS/FAILURE - As oxygen is the disintegrating principle of life, working night and day to dissolve, separate, pull apart and dissipate, so there is something in business that continually tends to scatter, destroy and shift possession from this man to that. A million mice nibble eternally at every business venture —Elbert Hubbard
- Business is like a man rowing a boat upstream. He has no choice; he must go ahead or he will go back —Lewis E. Pierson
- Business is like oil. It won’t mix with anything but business —J. Grahame
- Business … is very much like religion: it is founded on faith —William McFee
- Business policy flows downhill from the mountain, like water —Anon
- A business without customers is like a computer without bytes —Anon
As the entries that follow show, this concept lends itself to many additional twists. - A business without customers is like a stage without light —Anon
- A business without orders is like a room without windows —Anon
- Buying and selling like a Rockefeller —Arthur A. Cohen
- A corporation is just like any natural person, except that it has no pants to kick or soul to damn —Ernst and Lindley
Playwrights Ernst and Lindley wrote this simile to be spoken by a judge in their 1930’s play Hold Your Tongue. - Corporate politics is like the days of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system —Rita Mae Brown
See Also: POLITICS - Customers drop away like tenpins —Anon
- Inventory that just sits there like it’s nailed to the floor —Anthony E. Stockanes
- Nowadays almost every business is like show business, including politics, which has become more like show business than show business is —Russell Baker
See Also: POLITICS - Orders fell like stones —Anon
- (Being in the microcomputer business is) risky, like going 55 miles an hour three feet from a cliff. If you make the wrong turn you’re bankrupt so fast you don’t know what hit you —George Morrow, quoted in New York Times, March 11, 1986 when his company went bankrupt
See Also: DANGER - Some businesses are like desert flowers. They bloom overnight, and they’re gone —George Morrow, quoted New York Times, March 11, 1986
The first two words are transposed from “Computer companies” to generalize the comparison. See Also: BEGINNINGS/ENDINGS - The tide of business, like the running stream, is sometimes high and sometimes low, a quiet ebb, or a tempestuous flow, and always in extreme —John Dryden
- Tradespeople are just like gardeners. They take advantage of your not knowing —Agatha Christie
business1. used as an uncountable nounBusiness is the work of making, buying, and selling goods or services. Are you in San Francisco for business or pleasure?Be Careful!
When you use business in this sense, don't say 'a business'. Don't say, for example, 'We've got a business to do'. You say 'We've got some business to do'. We may do some business with one of the major software companies in the United States.We've still got some business to do. Do you mind waiting?You can talk about a particular area of business using the followed by a noun followed by business. Cindy works in the music business.My brother is in the restaurant business.2. used as a countable nounA business is a company, shop, or organization that makes and sells goods or provides a service. He set up a small travel business.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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"business concern, business organisation, business organization, concernbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shippedenterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"agency - a business that serves other businessesbrokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two partiescommon carrier, carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messageschain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownershipbusiness 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 areamanufacturer, manufacturing business, maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some productpartnership - the members of a business venture created by contractprocessor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for marketshipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs shipsunderperformer - a business that is less successful than expecteddivision - an administrative unit in government or business | | 2. |  business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"business enterprise, commercial enterpriseovercapitalisation, overcapitalization - (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)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 livingbutchering, butchery - the business of a butcherstorage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materialsmanufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprisebusiness - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"field of operation, line of business, field - a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"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"employee-owned business, employee-owned enterprise - a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for itfinance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capitaldiscount business - the business of selling merchandise at a discountreal-estate business - the business of selling real estatepublicizing, advertising - the business of drawing public attention to goods and servicespublishing, publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distributionprinting - the business of producing printed material for sale or distributionpackaging - the business of packing; "his business is packaging for transport"agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm - a large-scale farming enterprisebuilding, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materialsventure - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profitadministration, 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 residencegambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)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"business people, businesspeople - people who transact business (especially business executives)business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownershipbusiness, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - 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"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" | | 3. |  business - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"job, line of work, occupation, lineactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"confectionery - the occupation and skills of a confectionersport - the occupation of athletes who compete for payfarming, 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"calling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trainedemployment, 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"berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"salt mine, treadmill - a job involving drudgery and confinementcraft, 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 businessphotography - the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making moviescatering - providing food and services | | 4. | business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"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" | | 5. | business - an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"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" | | 6. | business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprisetrade, patronage - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"land-office business - very large and profitable volume of commercial activity | | 7. | business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"business sectorbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"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"incorporate - form a corporation | | 8. | business - customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"clientele, patronagepeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" | | 9. |  business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"byplay, stage businessacting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a dramaschtick, 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" |
businessnoun1. trade, selling, trading, industry, manufacturing, commerce, dealings, merchandising young people seeking a career in business2. establishment, company, firm, concern, organization, corporation, venture, enterprise The company was a family business.3. profession, work, calling, job, line, trade, career, function, employment, craft, occupation, pursuit, vocation, métier May I ask what business you are in?4. matter, issue, subject, point, problem, question, responsibility, task, duty, function, topic, assignment Parenting can be a stressful business.5. concern, affair, problem, worry, lookout My sex life is my own business.mean business be serious, be determined, be resolute, be set on something Now people are starting to realise that he means business.Quotations
"Boldness in business is the first, second, and third thing" [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia]
"The business of America is business" [Calvin Coolidge Address to the Society of Newspaper Editors]
"Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to Dispatch than Method" [Lord Chesterfield Letters to His Son]
"Here's the rule for bargains: `Do other men, for they would do you.' That's the true business precept" [Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit]Proverbs
"business before pleasure"businessnoun1. Activity pursued as a livelihood:art, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work.Slang: racket.Archaic: employ.2. Commercial, industrial, or professional activity in general:commerce, industry, trade, trading, traffic.3. A commercial organization:company, concern, corporation, enterprise, establishment, firm, house.Informal: outfit.4. The commercial transactions of customers with a supplier:custom, patronage, trade, traffic.5. Something that concerns or involves one personally:affair, concern, lookout.6. Something to be done, considered, or dealt with:affair, matter, thing.Translationsbusiness (ˈbiznis) noun1. occupation; buying and selling. Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time. 本行，生意 商业，生意 2. a shop, a firm. He owns his own business. 商家行號 商店3. concern. Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done). 關心的事 关心的事ˈbusinesslike adjective practical; alert and prompt. a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike. 處事務實的，機警迅速的 有条理的，有效率的 ˈbusinessman – feminine ˈbusinesswoman – noun a person who makes a living from some form of trade or commerce, not from one of the professions. 商人 商人on business in the process of doing business or something official. 洽商 因公| Business EN-UKEN-GB-P0033950 EN-USEN-US-P0033950 | ES-ESES-ES-P0033950 PT-PTPT-PT-P0033950 → 商务 ZH-CNZH-CN-P0033950 |
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*business 1. harassment; a scolding; general bad treatment. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The guys have been giving me the business about my new hairstyle. Sam was giving Tom the business about being late all the time. 2. Sl an execution. (Underworld. *Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The mob wanted to give him the business for confessing to the federal prosecutor.See:- a/(one's) place of business
- about (one's) business
- about business
- be back in business
- be doing a land-office business
- be in business
- be none of (one's) business
- be none of somebody's business
- be not in the business of (doing something)
- be put out of business
- be the business
- business
- business as usual
- Business before pleasure
- business end
- business end of
- business end of something
- business girl
- business is business
- business woman
- do (one's) business
- do a land-office business
- do business
- do the business
- do your business
- funny business
- get (one's) nose out of (someone's) business
- get down to business
- get nose out of business
- get the business
- Get your nose out of my business!
- give (someone) the business
- give someone the business
- go about
- go about (one's) business
- go about your business
- go out of business
- have no business (doing something)
- have no business doing
- have no business doing something/to do something
- How's business?
- I'll thank you to mind your own business
- in business
- in the business of (doing something)
- it's business as usual
- keep nose out of business
- Keep your nose out of my business!
- land-office business
- land-office business, a
- Let's get down to business
- like crazy
- like nobody’s business
- like nobody's business
- make it (one's) business to (do something)
- make it business to
- make it one's business
- mean business
- mind (one's) own business
- mind one's own business
- mind one's own business, to
- Mind own business
- Mind your own business
- minding my own business
- mix business with pleasure
- monkey business
- none of (one's) business
- none of business
- none of one's business
- none of your business!
- not be in the business of doing something
- nunya (business)
- open for business
- out of business
- place of business
- ply for business
- ply for hire
- ply for hire/trade/business
- ply for trade
- Punctuality is the soul of business
- put (one) out of (something or some place)
- put (out) on the street
- put (someone or something) out of business
- put onto (someone or something)
- put out of the way
- send (one) about (one's) business
- send about business
- send someone about his or her business
- strictly business
- stroke of business
- take care of business
- taking care of business
- That’s show business
- That’s show business for you
- that's show business
- that's show business (for you)
- the business
- the business end
- the business end (of something)
- there's no business like show business
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business1. an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services 2. a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory 3. commercial activity; dealings (esp in the phrase do business) 4. volume or quantity of commercial activity 5. commercial policy or procedure 6. Theatre an incidental action, such as lighting a pipe, performed by an actor for dramatic effect 7. a group of ferrets business
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A regional term for injection paraphernalia.
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(1) Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, such as agriculture, trade, art or profession.
(2) Financial dealings; buying and selling; commercial traffic, mercantile transactions.business Drug slang Injection paraphernaliaPatient discussion about businessQ. How do people with Bipolar Disorder make it in today's business world? It's competitive, and it seems stability/happiness is out of reach because being bipolar you feel are out of touch.A. There are jobs you can manage- being a writer (if you have the gift), being a freelancer, nothing you need to commit for more then few months a year. And if you take the meds and they are helping- just keep taking them. More discussions about businessbusiness
Related to business: business line, Business Daybusinessn. any activity or enterprise entered into for profit. It does not mean it is a company, a corporation, partnership, or have any such formal organization, but it can range from a street peddler to General Motors. It is sometimes significant to determine if an accident, visit, travel, meal or other activity was part of "business" or for pleasure or no particular purpose. business
Business1. A company or other organization engaged in commerce. A business sells goods and/or services to clients. For example, a widget maker selling widgets to wholesalers or retailers is a widget business. A business may be for-profit or non-profit.
2. Informal; an industry. For example, one may refer to the automotive industry as the "car business."
3. Informal; commerce. One who buys or sells with a company is said to "do business" with that company.business or firm or enterprise a producer or distributor of GOODS or SERVICES. The economic form of a business consists of: - a horizontal business, a business which specializes in a single activity, for example the production of bread. See HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION;
- a vertical business, a business which combines two or more successively-related vertical activities, for example flour milling and bread production. See VERTICAL INTEGRATION;
- a conglomerate or diversified business, a business that is engaged in a number of unrelated production activities, for example bread production and the supply of financial services.
See DIVERSIFICATION. A business can take a number of ‘legal’ forms: - a sole proprietorship, a business owned and controlled by a single person;
- a partnership, a business owned and controlled by two or more persons who are parties to a partnership agreement;
- a JOINT-STOCK COMPANY, a business owned by a group of SHAREHOLDERS and whose capital is divided up into a number of shares;
- a cooperative, a business owned and controlled by a group of workers. See WORKERS' COOPERATIVE.
For purposes of COMPANY LAW and the application of many company taxes and allowances (for example, CORPORATION TAX and CAPITAL ALLOWANCES) a distinction is made between ‘small and medium-sized’ companies and ‘large’ companies. Small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are defined as follows (Companies Act, 1995): - annual turnover of less than £11.2 million;
- gross assets of under £5.6 million;
- not more than 250 employees In 2000 there were some 3,662,000 firms in the UK, of which 80% were run by the self-employed. Most businesses are small with around 3,630,000 firms employing under 50 people; 24,600 firms employed between 50 and 249 people, while only 6,700 firms employed over 250 people. However, in terms of their contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) firms employing over 50 people contributed in excess of 75% of total output.
The total stock of firms fluctuates from year to year depending on the net balance of new start-up businesses and those businesses ceasing trading (see INSOLVENCY). Generally the total stock of firms increases when the economy is expanding (or as a result of some ‘special’ factor, e.g. the surge in newly established INTERNET businesses) and falls in a recession. A final point to note is that with the increasing globalization of the world economy MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES are becoming more prevalent in economies such as the UK.
business or firm growth the expansion of the size of a business or firm over time. Typical measures of firm growth are the growth of assets or capital employed, turnover, profits and number of employees. Some firms remain small either by choice or circumstances (e.g. the ‘corner shop’); other firms expand to become large, either in a national or international context (see MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE) through either/or INTERNAL GROWTH and EXTERNAL GROWTH (MERGERS, TAKEOVERS and STRATEGIC ALLIANCES). Firms may expand in their original lines of business (HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION), become VERTICALLY INTEGRATED or they may expand into new business activities (DIVERSIFICATION). See PRODUCT MARKET MATRIX. The process of growth is initiated and facilitated by a combination of managerial, economic, financial and ‘chance’ factors: - Managerial. A typical catalyst underpinning firm growth is an ambitious ENTREPRENEUR, he or she establishing a new firm and setting out to create a ‘big business’. Over time, as a firm expands, the original founder is usually unable to manage all facets of the business and will need the assistance of other directors and professional managers. While firms may develop a growth philosophy and impetus, however, serious management ‘mistakes’ may occur in the form of a failure to identify changing customer needs (see, for example, the recent setbacks at the retailing group Marks & Spencer and the car producer BMW/Rover), or ill-judged diversifications may reverse growth potential and put the very survival of the firm under threat;
- Economic. Some firms thrive and grow whilst others decline or go bankrupt (or are taken over) because the former firms are superior in creating and sustaining COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, which enables them to ‘meet and beat’ rival firms (see RESOURCE-BASED THEORY OF THE FIRM). Firms that are able to take full advantage of ECONOMIES OF SCALE and the EXPERIENCE CURVE are able to expand their sales and market shares by producing their products at lower cost and selling them at lower prices than rivals; similarly, firms that are able to exploit PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION advantages, particularly through developing new products are able to expand at the expense of less innovative rivals. For example, Microsoft has gained a worldwide dominance of software systems through its ‘Windows’ technology. ECONOMIES OF SCOPE are often important in underpinning growth through concentric diversification, where firms ‘transfer’ resources and skills from their core activities into related areas of business;
- Financial. As they grow, firms will need to obtain additional financial resources. This may involve the firm in steadily ploughing back profits over the years. A quicker way to fund expansion, however, often involves the firm converting from a ‘sole proprietor’ status to one of public JOINT-STOCK COMPANY (Plc) by floating the business on the STOCK MARKET (see FLOTATION). Plcs typically continue to finance their expansion by issuing new shares to their existing share-holders (see RIGHTS ISSUE), by increased borrowing from the COMMERCIAL BANKS and investors (see CORPORATE BOND) and financing mergers and takeovers by exchanging new shares in the enlarged company for those of target companies;
- Chance or luck factors. Being in the ‘right place at the right time’ often affects the fortunes of firms. A growth opportunity may occur, for example, through the discovery of a hitherto unknown North Sea oilfield by an oil company such as BP; or from the UK government's decision to deregulate the telecommunications and bus markets, which have provided growth opportunities for new suppliers to enter these markets such as Vodaphone and Stagecoach, respectively The comparative rates of growth achieved by firms determines the eventual number and size distribution of the firms supplying a particular market and thus affects MARKET STRUCTURE.
business a supplier of goods and services. The term can also denote a FIRM. In economic theory, businesses perform two roles. On the one hand, they enter the market place as producers of goods and services bought by HOUSEHOLDS; on the other hand, they buy factor inputs from households in order to produce those goods and services. The term ‘businesses’ is used primarily in macro (national income) analysis, while the term ‘firms’ is used in micro (supply and demand) analysis. See also CIRCULAR FLOW OF NATIONAL INCOME MODEL.See BUS
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Related to business: business line, Business DaySynonyms for businessnoun tradeSynonyms- trade
- selling
- trading
- industry
- manufacturing
- commerce
- dealings
- merchandising
noun establishmentSynonyms- establishment
- company
- firm
- concern
- organization
- corporation
- venture
- enterprise
noun professionSynonyms- profession
- work
- calling
- job
- line
- trade
- career
- function
- employment
- craft
- occupation
- pursuit
- vocation
- métier
noun matterSynonyms- matter
- issue
- subject
- point
- problem
- question
- responsibility
- task
- duty
- function
- topic
- assignment
noun concernSynonyms- concern
- affair
- problem
- worry
- lookout
phrase mean businessSynonyms- be serious
- be determined
- be resolute
- be set on something
Synonyms for businessnoun activity pursued as a livelihoodSynonyms- art
- calling
- career
- craft
- employment
- job
- line
- métier
- occupation
- profession
- pursuit
- trade
- vocation
- work
- racket
- employ
noun commercial, industrial, or professional activity in generalSynonyms- commerce
- industry
- trade
- trading
- traffic
noun a commercial organizationSynonyms- company
- concern
- corporation
- enterprise
- establishment
- firm
- house
- outfit
noun the commercial transactions of customers with a supplierSynonyms- custom
- patronage
- trade
- traffic
noun something that concerns or involves one personallySynonymsnoun something to be done, considered, or dealt withSynonyms |