Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do business

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables
do busi-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.

Intransitive verb

verb

Especially of a house pet: to urinate or defecate.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

does business (present, singular) doing business (participle, present) did business (past) done business (participle, past)

Derived Forms

dba

Synonyms

take care of business

Questions

What does do business mean?
To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.

How to pronounce do business

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