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# business

«business» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a company, shop or firm that makes or sells things to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (business, businesses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A business is a company, shop or firm that makes or sells things to earn money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#m1)

2) Business is the work of buying, selling and making money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#m2)

3) Your business is something that concerns only you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#m3)

4) Business can mean a matter or affair, as in «a strange business». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and enterprise lessons pupils run a small business (a cake sale) and work out cost, price and profit. In everyday life parents go on business trips. In manners lessons «mind your own business» means do not poke into other people's affairs (though it can sound rude). Phrases: run a business, small business, on business, mind your own business, it's none of your business, business as usual.

### examples

- They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters — (Writings PSA.107.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x1)
- Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. (Writings 1CH.26.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x2)
- For a dream cometh through a multitude of business; and a fool's voice through a multitude of words. (Writings ECC.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x3)
- Her dad runs a small business selling bikes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x4)
- We started a lemonade business in the summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x5)
- Mum is away on business. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x6)
- The bakery does good business on Saturdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x7)
- That's none of your business. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x8)
- Mind your own business! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x9)
- Let's get down to business. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x10)
- After the storm, it was business as usual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x11)
- That merchant's business began to prosper wonderfully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/#x12)

### note

Spelling trap: b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s («busi» pronounced «biz»). Plural: businesses. Countable as a company (two businesses), uncountable as trade (business is good). In maths: profit = money in (sales) minus money out (costs).

### In the corpora

- [But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.38/)
- [They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1977/)
- [Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.648/)
- [For a dream cometh through a multitude of business; and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.93/)
- [Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.935/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «business» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/business/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.