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1. a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade: she had to do a lot of smiling in her business | are you here on business?
■ an activity that someone is engaged in: what is your business here?
■ a person's concern: it's not my business to interfere | the neighbors make it their business to know all about you.
■ work that has to be done or matters that have to be attended to: government business | let's get down to business.
2. the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce: the world of business | whom do you do business with in Manila? | the jewelry business | [as modifier] : the business community.
■ trade considered in terms of its volume or profitability: how's business?
■ a commercial operation or company: a catering business.
"Business." New Oxford American Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 2010. Oxford Reference,<http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195392883.001.0001/m_en_us1229649>.
