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businesses

The correct spelling is businesses.

How to pronounce businesses

noun

IPA: /ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

Say it like: Bus-ine-sse-s

The correct spelling is businesses. A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. For example: "I was left my father's business."

Usage Examples

I was left my father's business.

He is in the motor and insurance businesses.

He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
  2. 2.A person's occupation, work, or trade.
  3. 3.Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
  4. 4.The volume or amount of commercial trade.
  5. 5.One's dealings; patronage.

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