Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

business is business

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables
busi-ness is busi-ness
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Business matters should not be influenced by friendship or sentiment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly a calque of French les affaires sont les affaires (or vice versa). The French phrase is found as far back as George Sand's Mattea (1833).

Questions

What does business is business mean?
Business matters should not be influenced by friendship or sentiment.
Where does business is business come from?
Possibly a calque of French les affaires sont les affaires (or vice versa). The French phrase is found as far back as George Sand's Mattea (1833).

How to pronounce business is business

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