business noun
1 buying and selling of goods
adjective
big
profitable
private
core
It's time to focus on the company's core ~.
retail , wholesale
online
Supermarkets are doing more online ~.
competitive , tough
Retail is a tough ~.
catering , computer , consulting , insurance , investment , etc.
He spent his whole life in the insurance ~.
entertainment , movie ( esp. AmE ) , music , newspaper
We're not trying to educate—we're in the entertainment ~.
verb + business
carry on ( often law ) , conduct , do , transact ( formal )
a company that has ceased to carry on ~
He's someone I can do ~ with (= that I find it easy to deal with) .
work in
She works in the computer ~.
go into , set up in
go out of
The company went out of ~ during the recession.
put sb / sth out of
The new regulations will put many small companies out of ~.
help
He argues that tax cuts will help ~.
understand
Nobody understands the music ~ better than him.
business + noun
deal , transaction
opportunity , venture
meeting
lunch
travel , trip
person (see also businessman, businesswoman )
traveller/traveler
expense
Meals are considered a ~ expense.
community , sector , world
executive , leader , manager
a conference of women ~ leaders
associate , partner
contact
relationship
They developed a lasting ~ relationship.
affairs , interests , matters
decision
It was purely a ~ decision.
ethics
development
investment
secret
to protect ~ secrets
model , plan , strategy
a ~ model for using electronic commerce
practice
It's good ~ practice to listen to your customers.
acumen
card
attire ( esp. AmE ) , suit
He wore a ~ suit.
hours
You can call the helpline during normal ~ hours.
school
studies
major ( AmE )
park
The company's offices are located in the new ~ park out of town.
district
the city's main ~ district
preposition
in ~
He's in ~.
What ~ are you in?
All we need is a car and we'll be in ~ (= we'll have everything we need to start what we want to do) .
on ~
I'm going to Paris on ~.
phrases
~ as usual (= things will continue as normal in spite of a difficult situation)
It's ~ as usual at the factory.
~ or pleasure
Is the trip to Rome ~ or pleasure?
mix ~ with pleasure
When I travel overseas I like to mix ~ with pleasure.
my, his, her etc. own ~
He left the department to start his own ~.
a place of ~
2 amount of trade done
adjective
brisk , good
Business was brisk and they had sold out by midday.
bad , slack ( esp. BrE ) , slow
new
They've cut their rates to attract new ~.
repeat
Our repeat ~ is 50% or higher.
verb + business
do
They're doing good ~ in Asia.
attract , drum up , generate
She's in Europe drumming up ~ for her new company.
tout for ( BrE )
insurance salesmen touting for ~
affect , hurt
Cheap imports are hurting ~ for domestic producers.
lose
We're losing ~ to our main rivals.
handle
We took on temporary staff to handle the extra ~.
business + verb
boom , grow
Business is booming for the big pharmaceutical companies.
pick up
After a slack period, ~ is now picking up.
slow , slow down
Business has slowed considerably in recent months.
3 commercial organization
adjective
large , medium-sized , small
new
loans for people to start new ~es
family , family - owned
global , international , local
private
state - owned
booming , lucrative , profitable , successful , thriving , viable
The family owns a booming construction ~.
Internet , online , Web
She runs a successful online ~.
traditional
Traditional ~es are having to compete with the Internet.
mail-order , retail , wholesale
catering , grocery ( esp. AmE ) , hairdressing , restaurant , etc.
She had her own hairdressing ~.
legitimate
These laws make life more difficult for legitimate ~es.
verb + business
have , own
manage , operate , run
It was always my dream to run my own ~.
establish , launch , set up , start
They decided to start their own ~.
build , build up
We built up the ~ from nothing.
expand , grow
We are looking to grow the ~ over the next couple of years.
work in
He works in the family ~.
enter , join
After leaving school she entered the family ~.
leave
buy , take over
sell
business + verb
do well , flourish , succeed , take off , thrive
After six months the ~ really took off.
expand , grow
The ~ is expanding fast.
collapse , fail
be based in
He owns a management consulting ~ based in Santa Barbara.
business + noun
assets , premises
failure
owner
4 work/responsibility
adjective
daily
real
He needs time and space to get on with the real ~ of writing.
verb + business
get on with , go about
market traders going about their daily ~
make sth
I shall make it my ~ to find out who is responsible.
phrases
have no ~ doing sth , have no ~ to do sth ( esp. BrE )
You have no ~ (= no right) being here.
keep your nose out of sb's ~ , mind your own ~
Keep your nose out of my ~!
‘What are you reading?’ ‘Mind your own ~!’
I was just sitting there, minding my own ~, when a man started shouting at me.
no ~ of yours , none of your ~
My private life is none of your ~ (= does not concern you) .
5 important matters
adjective
private
important , pressing , urgent
official
This isn't a social call—I've come on official ~.
unfinished
We have some unfinished ~ to discuss.
verb + business
get down to
OK, let's get down to ~.
deal with , discuss , talk
I'm not going to talk ~ tonight.
finish
Jack and I finished our ~ early, so we went to lunch.
phrases
any other ~ (= items discussed at the end of a meeting)
I think we've finished item four. Now, is there any other ~?
mean ~ (= be serious about doing something)
He says he's going to make changes, and I think he means ~.
6 situation/event
adjective
whole
I'll be glad when the whole ~ is over and done with.
dirty , messy
I'm just glad to be out of the whole dirty ~.
bad , sorry , terrible ( all esp. BrE )
It was a bad business—he couldn't work for months.
funny , strange ( esp. BrE )
dangerous , risky , tricky
Changing your life can be a risky ~.
serious
Having fun is a serious ~.
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