game

/geɪm/ noun [S] informal

Definition

› a particular type of business activity: I'm in the stocks and shares game.

be ahead of the game › to know more about what is happening in a particular area of business than the people or companies you are competing against: Our research and development program ensures that we're ahead of the game.

be new to the/this game informal › to be involved in an activity or situation that you have not experienced before: The company is new to the political advertising game.

the game is up › used to tell someone that you know what their secret activities or plans are and that they cannot continue: It is a characteristic of disgraced business leaders that they can never quite accept that the game is up.

→ See also business game, confidence game

(Definition of game noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)