How do you pronounce biz?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɪz/.

biz

/bɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: biz
IPA: /bɪz/

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Meaning

noun

Business, especially showbusiness.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Relieving office here. Good biz for cheapjacks, organs. What do ye lack?"
"Conrad Verner: So, you're alive, huh? I hear it goes like that in the biz. Why don't you sit back and watch how it's done? I've got some asses to kick."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *bisīg Old English bisiġ Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English bisiġnes Middle English bisynes English businessclip. English biz Clipping of business.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bizzes (plural)

Derived Forms

bizbabble bizjet bizness bizspeak bizzo

Phrases

e-biz

Frequently Paired Words

showbiz

Synonyms

game

Rhymes With

is his ms liz quiz tis wiz fizz chandeliers whiz frizz riz

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