business; concern; business concern; business organization; business organisation




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"

Type of:
  • enterprise

Types:
  • agency
  • brokerage
  • carrier; common carrier
  • chain
  • firm; house; business firm
  • franchise; dealership
  • manufacturer; maker; manufacturing business
  • partnership
  • processor
  • shipbuilder
  • underperformer

Part of:
  • business; concern; business concern; business organization; business organisation


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