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business

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1. business - Noun

2. business - Adjective

Meaning

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.

Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.

Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.

That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.

Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.

The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.

Care; anxiety; diligence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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We must love everyone regardless of whether or not they love us; that is their business. Ephraim of Arizona

Other people's sins are not your business. Sit and cry for your sins. Gabriel Urgebadze

We ought not, as soon as we leave church, to plunge into business unsuited to church, but as soon as we get home, we should take the Scriptures into our hands, and call our wife and children to join us in putting together what we have heard in church. John Chrysostom

Dine with a friend but do not do business with him. Armenian Proverb

Business is business. English Proverb

Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers. Greek Proverb

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