business
     n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
          constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a
          small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated
          business concern" [syn: {concern}, {business concern}, {business
          organization}, {business organisation}]
     2: the activity of providing goods and services involving
        financial and commercial and industrial aspects;
        "computers are now widely used in business" [syn: {commercial
        enterprise}, {business enterprise}]
     3: business concerns collectively; "Government and business
        could not agree" [syn: {business sector}]
     4: the volume of business activity; "business is good today";
        "show me where the business was today"
     5: a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your
        business"; "mind your own business"
     6: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
        money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation},
         {job}, {line of work}, {line}]
     7: an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the
        evening"
     8: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic
        effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: {stage
        business}, {byplay}]
     9: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
        [syn: {clientele}, {patronage}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0