What does business mean?
Word: Business
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Business means the work of buying and selling things or services to earn money. A business is also a shop, factory or company.
Synonyms: company
How do you spell business?
Syllables: busi - ness
Tricky part: We say biz-ness, so the u is easy to lose (bisness, bizness). Do not mix it up with busyness, which means being busy.
Watch out for: busness, bizness, bisness
Memory tip: Business sounds like biz-ness, but it keeps the u of busy.
Idioms and Phrases
- mind your own business: do not poke into matters that are not yours Example: "When Rohit peeped at my diary, Didi told him to mind his own business."
Business in a sentence
Example 1: My uncle runs a small business selling sweets.
Example 2: Business is slow at the ice cream stall in winter.
Example 3: Mum's friend started a business making paper bags.
Fun Fact
Business and busy are two of the very few English words in which the letter u is said like the i in sit.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) kindnes
b) business
c) lazyness
d) hapiness
Show answer
b) business. Happiness has a double p, laziness changes y to i, and kindness ends in a double s; business is written right.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
bussiness
a) n
b) i
c) s
d) u
Show answer
c) s. Business starts with bus and only one s before the i.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nsesbuis
a) business
b) busniess
c) bisuness
d) buisness
Show answer
a) business. Start with b and u; the word ends with the same four letters as sadness.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
business
a) holiday
b) trade
c) hobby
d) lesson
Show answer
b) trade. Trade is the buying and selling of goods, which is what a business does.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mrs Sen's business made a profit this year. This means it:
a) earned more than it spent
b) closed for the whole year
c) moved to a new town
d) spent more than it earned
Show answer
a) earned more than it spent
2. Which of these is a business?
a) a river
b) a public park
c) a school holiday
d) a bakery that sells bread
Show answer
d) a bakery that sells bread
