Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do one's business

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
do one's busi-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

do someone's business

Frequently Paired Words

do someone's business

Questions

What does do one's business mean?
Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

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