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business
English
Etymology
From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisi?nes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy +? -ness. Doublet of busyness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?z.n?s/, /?b?z.n?z/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /?b?z.n?s/, /?b?z.n?z/
- (Southern American English) IPA(key): /?b?d.n?s/, /?b?d.n?z/
- Hyphenation: busi?ness
Noun
business (countable and uncountable, plural businesses)
- (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
- (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
- (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
- (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
- (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
- (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
- (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
- (countable) A particular situation or activity.
- (countable) Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.
- (uncountable) Something involving one personally.
- (uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.
- (travel, uncountable) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.
- (acting) Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.
- (countable, rare) The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
- (uncountable, slang, Britain) Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")
- (slang, uncountable) Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.
- (uncountable, slang) Disruptive shenanigans.
Derived terms
Related terms
- pidgin
Descendants
Translations
Adjective
business
- Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
- Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
- Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.
See also
- Appendix: Animals
- Appendix:English collective nouns
References
- business at OneLook Dictionary Search
- business in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- business in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Czech
Noun
business m
- business
Declension
Further reading
- business in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- business in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English business.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bisnes/, [?bis?ne?s?]
- IPA(key): /?pisnes/, [?pis?ne?s?]
- IPA(key): /?busines?/, [?bus?ine?s??]
Noun
business
- Alternative spelling of bisnes
Usage notes
It may be advisable to avoid using this term in writing.
Declension
This spelling does not fit nicely into Finnish declension system and is therefore seldom used, and mainly in nominative singular.
Pronunciation "bisnes":
Pronunciation "business":
Synonyms
- See Synonyms-section under bisnes
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English business.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biz.n?s/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [b?z.n?s]
Noun
business m (plural business)
- business, firm, company
- business, affairs
Further reading
- “business” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English business.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?biz.nis/
Noun
business m (invariable)
- business (commercial enterprise)
- Synonyms: affare, affari, impresa
Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from English business.
Noun
business
- business
Declension
References
business dairäläre i?tibar?n Tatarstan belän
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performance
English
Alternative forms
- performaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
perform +? -ance
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?r-fôr?-m?ns, IPA(key): /p??.?f??.m?ns/
- (UK) IPA(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
- (US) IPA(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
- Hyphenation: per?for?mance
Noun
performance (countable and uncountable, plural performances)
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
- (art) A live show or concert.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. w:linguistic performance.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- high-performance
- low-performance
- performance art
Related terms
- performant
Descendants
Translations
References
- performance at OneLook Dictionary Search
- performance in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- performance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From English performance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /per?f?rm?ns/
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- performance (a live show or concert)
Further reading
- “performance” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.f??.m??s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- (sports) performance
Further reading
- “performance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Noun
performance f (invariable)
- performance
Synonyms
- (the act of performing) esecuzione
- (accomplishment) prestazione, rendimento
- (show) esibizione
Further reading
- performance in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- perfórmance (uncommon)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe?.?f??.m??.si/
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- performance (amount of useful work accomplished by someone or something)
- Synonym: desempenho
Further reading
- “performance” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe??fo?mans/, [pe??fo?.mãns]
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- performance art
- performance (amount of useful work accomplished)
Further reading
- “performance” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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