Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting down to business

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting -down -to busi-ness
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get down to business

Questions

What does getting down to business mean?
present participle and gerund of get down to business

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