Business

What “Business” means

Noun

1. A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
2. A person's occupation, work, or trade.
3. Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
4. The volume or amount of commercial trade.
5. One's dealings; patronage.

Adj

1. Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
2. Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
3. Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *bisīg Old English bisiġ Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English bisiġnes Middle English bisynes English business From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees"

Business name ideas with “Business”

Industries where “Business” fits

We suggest this word for 6 business types and industries, including:

• All Other Business Support Services
• Business Associations
• Business and Secretarial Schools
• Business to Business Electronic Markets
• Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
• Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)