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business

 
 
/ˈbɪznɪs/ noun

Translation

TRADE [U] the buying and selling of goods or services
ticaret, iş
The shop closed last year, but now they're back in business. We do a lot of business with China. His company has gone out of business (= failed).1426
ORGANIZATION [C] an organization that sells goods or services
işyeri, firma, ticarethane
My uncle runs a small decorating business.1445
WORK [U] work that you do to earn money
ticaret, gelir getiren iş
She's in Vienna on business (= working).1436
a nasty/strange, etc business an unpleasant/strange, etc situation
nahoş/garip bir durum, iş, eylem, hadise, olay, vaka
2169
be sb's (own) business to be something private that other people do not need to know
(kendi/şahsi) meselesi/işi olmak
What he does in his own home is his business.12271985
be none of sb's business If something is none of someone's business, they do not need to know about it, although they want to, because it does not affect them.
kimseye düşmemek, başkasını ilgilendirmemek, başkasının işi olmamak
12271985
mind your own business used to tell someone in a rude way that you do not want them to ask about something private
Sana ne!', 'Sen kendi işine bak!', 'Her şeye burnunu sokma!', 'Başka işin yok mu senin!'
→ See also big business → See also show business1021
(Definition of business noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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