business definition

1. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
• examples: he bought his brother's business
• examples: a small mom-and-pop business
• examples: a racially integrated business concern
2. a rightful concern or responsibility
• examples: it's none of your business
• examples: mind your own business
3. an immediate objective
• examples: gossip was the main business of the evening
4. the volume of commercial activity
• examples: business is good today
• examples: show me where the business was today
5. business concerns collectively
• examples: Government and business could not agree
6. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
• examples: his business with the cane was hilarious