desertion
abandonment defection | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility, his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless |
| abandonment | the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away |
abandonment forsaking
desertion | the act of giving something up |
business stage business
byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect, his business with the cane was hilarious |
loose end
unfinished business | work that is left incomplete |
occupation
business
job
line of work
line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
business life
professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
| monkey business | mischievous or deceitful behavior |
| insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
| social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people, financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue |
| national insurance | social insurance program in Britain, based on contributions from employers and employees, provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services |
| old-age insurance | insurance paid to the elderly |
| survivors insurance | insurance paid to surviving spouses |
| disability insurance | social insurance for the disabled |
commercial enterprise
business enterprise
business | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects, computers are now widely used in business |
business activity
commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise |
| business | the volume of commercial activity, business is good today, show me where the business was today |
| land-office business | very large and profitable volume of commercial activity |
field
field of operation
line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
employee-owned enterprise
employee-owned business | a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it |
| discount business | the business of selling merchandise at a discount |
| real-estate business | the business of selling real estate |
meatpacking
meat packing
meat-packing business | wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) |
| deal trade business deal | a particular instance of buying or selling, it was a package deal, I had no further trade with him, he's a master of the business deal |
| going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close, during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common |
airline
airline business
airway | a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers |
| business suit | a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen |
line product line
line of products
line of merchandise
business line
line of business | a particular kind of product or merchandise, a nice line of shoes |
office
business office | place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed, he rented an office in the new building |
place of business
business establishment | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
personal business
personal matters
affairs | matters of personal concern, get his affairs in order |
| business | a rightful concern or responsibility, it's none of your business, mind your own business |
| business | an immediate objective, gossip was the main business of the evening |
assumed name fictitious name
Doing Business As
DBA | (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation |
| business card | a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation |
agenda
agendum
order of business | a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) |
| resolution declaration resolve | a formal expression by a meeting, agreed to by a vote |
| Declaration of Independence | the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress ( July ) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain |
policy insurance policy
insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
declaration of estimated tax
estimated tax return | return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year |
| business letter | a letter dealing with business |
| business index | a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions, this business index is computed relative to the base year of |
| business news | news about businesses and investments |
Master in Business
Master in Business Administration
MBA | a master's degree in business |
| declaration | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) |
announcement proclamation
annunciation declaration | a formal public statement, the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war, a declaration of independence |
| declaration | (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction, his declaration of innocence |
| contract declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
| declaration | a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties |
business cycle
trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline |