Business

n. pl. Businesses (bĭz"nĕs*ĕz).
  1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.
  2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.
  3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.
  4. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.
  5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.
  6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.
  7. Care; anxiety; diligence.
    8. To do one's business ,
    to ruin one.
    To make (a thing) one's business ,
    to occupy one's self with a thing as a special charge or duty.
    To mean business ,
    to be earnest.