A Quick and Simple Dictionary

business

1. Noun.  (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
2. Noun.  (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
3. Noun.  (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
4. Noun.  (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
5. Noun.  (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
6. Noun.  (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
7. Noun.  (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
8. Noun.  (countable) A particular situation or activity.
9. Noun.  (countable) An objective or a matter needing to be dealt with.
10. Noun.  (uncountable) Something involving one personally.
11. Noun.  (uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.
12. Noun.  (travel, uncountable) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.
13. Noun.  (acting) Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.
14. Noun.  (countable, rare) The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
15. Noun.  (uncountable, slang) Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees").
16. Noun.  (slang, uncountable) Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.
17. Adjective.  Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
18. Adjective.  Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
19. Adjective.  Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.