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businesses

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3 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
3syllables

businesses

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

businesses is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, businesses is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbusinesses

1noun
  • A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

    Example: "I was left my father's business."

  • A person's occupation, work, or trade.

    Example: "He is in the motor and insurance businesses."

  • Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.

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

  • The volume or amount of commercial trade.

    Example: "Business has been slow lately."

  • One's dealings; patronage.

    Example: "I shall take my business elsewhere."

  • Private commercial interests taken collectively.

    Example: "This proposal will satisfy both business and labor."

  • The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.

    Example: "I studied business at Harvard."

  • A particular situation or activity.

    Example: "This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business."

  • Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.

    Example: "Let's get down to business."

  • Something involving one personally.

    Example: "That's none of your business."

  • (parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.

    Example: "If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business."

  • (travel) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.
  • Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.
  • The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
  • Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")

    Example: "These new phones are the business!"

  • Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.

    Example: "As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business."

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