Слово англійською: business

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Переклад business українською: бі́знес, підприє́мництво, фі́рма, спра́ва, річ (пробле́ма і т. д.), ді́ло

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business

noun

/ˈbɪznəs/

trade

[uncountable, singular] the activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or services for money synonym commerce, trade

It's been a pleasure to do business with you.
There will be some changes to the way we conduct business.
in business She has set up in business as a hairdresser.
When he left school, he went into business with his brother.
the music/entertainment/movie business
the insurance/banking business
the food/restaurant/hotel business
Retail is a tough business.
in the… business She works in the software business.
We need to concentrate on our core business (= the main thing that our business does).
business owners/leaders
a business partner
the business community
business opportunities/interests/ventures
the business cycle/sector/world

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boom
business
commerce
embargo
import
market
monopoly
sanction
tariff
trade

see also agribusiness, big business, e-business, show business

Culture the Citythe CityThe business and financial centre of London is called the City or the City of London. It covers an area in east central London north of the River Thames, between Blackfriars Bridge and Tower Bridge. It is only about one square mile/2.5 square kilometres in size and is often referred to as the Square Mile.Many financial institutions have their head offices in the City, including the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square and Lloyd's of London in Lime Street. Many banks, insurance companies and stockbrokers (= companies that buy and sell shares for others) have been in the City many years. When journalists talk about ‘the City’ they are usually not referring to the place but to the people involved in business and commerce, as in: The City had been expecting poor results from the company. The financial businesses and organizations that are based further east, from the Square Mile, in the area known as Canary Wharf are also included in this extended use of the term ‘the City’.In the City old and new buildings stand next to each other. The most famous older buildings include St Paul's Cathedral, the Guildhall and the Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor of London lives. Tower 42, which is 600 feet/183 metres high, and 30 St Mary Axe, nicknamed ‘the Gherkin ’, are two of the City's more recent landmarks. The Shard, on the south side of the Thames, was opened in 2013 and is currently the tallest building in the UK. The Barbican Centre includes an art gallery, a theatre and a concert hall, as well as flats.Few people live in the City and at night the population is about 7 000. During the day it rises to about half a million, as business people commute (= travel from home to work) to the City by car, bus and train. In the past the traditional image of the City gent was of a businessman in a dark suit and bowler hat, carrying a briefcase (= a leather case for papers, etc.) and a newspaper or an umbrella. The expression She's something in the City means ‘She has an important job with a bank or firm of stockbrokers’, and suggests wealth and high social status.

work

[uncountable] work that is part of your job

Is the trip to Rome for business or pleasure?
a business trip/meeting/lunch
business travel/travellers
on business He's away on business.

[uncountable] the amount of work done by a company, etc.; the rate or quality of this work

Business is booming.
Business was bad.
Her job was to drum up (= increase) business.
How's business?
Uncertainty is bad for business.
to be good for business
If we close down for repairs, we’ll lose business.

company

[countable] a commercial organization such as a company, shop or factory

an organization that represents small businesses
She works in the family business.
We try to support local businesses.
a successful/profitable business
a retail/an online business
to run/start a business
to grow/expand/build a business
He wanted to expand the export side of the business.

Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business

buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
run/operate a business/company/franchise
head/run a firm/department/team
make/secure/win/block a deal
expand/grow/build the business
boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
increase/expand production/output/sales
boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks

Sales and marketing

break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
find/build/create a market for something
start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
develop/launch/promote a product/website
create/generate demand for your product
attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets

Finance

draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
be/come in below/under/over/within budget
generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
attract/encourage investment/investors
recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance

Failure

lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
(British English) go into administration/liquidation
liquidate/wind up a company
survive/weather a recession/downturn
propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid

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agent
business
company
competitor
customer
director
employ
franchise
manager
shareholder

responsibility

[uncountable] something that a particular person or organization is responsible for

It is the business of the police to protect the community.
I shall make it my business to find out who is responsible.
My private life is none of your business (= not something that you need to know about).
It's no business of hers who I invite to the party.
Keep your nose out of my business!

important matters

[uncountable] important matters that need to be dealt with or discussed

He has some unfinished business to deal with.
the main business of the meeting
business of doing something They should leave the business of making policy to the experts.

event

[singular] (usually with an adjective) a matter, an event or a situation

That plane crash was a terrible business.
I found the whole business very depressing.
The business of the missing tickets hasn't been sorted out.

being a customer

(especially North American English)

(also British English, formal custom)

[uncountable] the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop or business

We're grateful for your business.

Word OriginOld English bisignis ‘anxiety’ (see busy, -ness); the sense ‘state of being busy’ was used from Middle English down to the 18th cent., but is now differentiated as busyness. The use ‘appointed task’ dates from late Middle English, and from it all the other current senses have developed.

Idioms

any other business

the things that are discussed at the end of an official meeting that do not appear on the agenda
- I think we've finished item four. Now is there any other business?
see also AOBTopics Businessc2

be the business

(informal) to be very good

be in business

(informal) to have everything that you need in order to be able to start something immediately
- All we need is a car and we'll be in business.

be in the business of doing something

to regard a particular activity as an essential part of what you do
- Restaurant owners everywhere are in the business of building relationships.

business as usual

a way of saying that things will continue as normal despite a difficult situation
- It's business as usual at the factory, even while investigators sift through the bomb wreckage.

business is business

a way of saying that financial and commercial matters are the important things to consider and you should not be influenced by friendship, etc.

get down to business

to start dealing with the matter that needs to be dealt with, or doing the work that needs to be done
- Let’s get down to business right away—we’ll stop for coffee later.
- OK, let's get down to business.

go about your business

to do the things that you normally do
- streets filled with people going about their daily business
- market traders going about their daily business

have no business doing something | have no business to do something

to have no right to do something
- You have no business being here.

like nobody’s business

(British English, informal) very much, very fast, very well, etc.
- I've been working like nobody's business to get it finished in time.

mean business

(informal) to be serious in your intentions
- He has the look of a man who means business.
- He says he's going to make changes, and I think he means business.

mind your own business

(informal) to think about your own affairs and not ask questions about or try to get involved in other people’s lives
- ‘What are you reading?’ ‘Mind your own business!’
- I was just sitting there, minding my own business, when a man started shouting at me.

not be in the business of doing something

not to be intending to do something (which it would be surprising for you to do)
- I'm not in the business of getting other people to do my work for me.

out of business

having stopped operating as a business because there is no more money or work available
- The new regulations will put many small businesses out of business.
- Some travel companies will probably go out of business this summer.
- The company went out of business during the recession.

ply for hire/trade/business

(British English) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business
- taxis plying for hire outside the theatre

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