Business vs. Busyness

Business vs. Busyness — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Business and Busyness

Businessnoun

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

I was left my father's business.

Busynessnoun

The state of being busy.

Businessnoun

(countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.

He is in the motor and insurance businesses.I'm going to Las Vegas on business.

Busynessnoun

the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity;

they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beaversthere is a constant hum of military preparation

Businessnoun

(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.

He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!We do business all over the world.

Businessnoun

(uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.

Business has been slow lately.They did nearly a million dollars of business over the long weekend.
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Businessnoun

(uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.

I shall take my business elsewhere.

Businessnoun

(uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.

This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.

Businessnoun

(uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.

I studied business at Harvard.

Businessnoun

(countable) A particular situation or activity.

This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business.

Businessnoun

(countable) An objective or a matter needing to be dealt with.

Our principal business here is to get drunk.Let's get down to business.

Businessnoun

(uncountable) Something involving one personally.

That's none of your business.
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Businessnoun

Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.

If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business.

Businessnoun

Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.

Businessnoun

(acting) Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.

Businessnoun

The collective noun for a group of ferrets.

Businessnoun

Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")

These new phones are the business!

Businessnoun

Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.

Your ferret left his business all over the floor.As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.

Businessadjective

Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.

"Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone."

Businessadjective

Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.

Businessadjective

Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.

Businessnoun

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it;

he bought his brother's businessa small mom-and-pop businessa racially integrated business concern

Businessnoun

the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects;

computers are now widely used in business

Businessnoun

business concerns collectively;

Government and business could not agree

Businessnoun

the volume of business activity;

business is good todayshow me where the business was today

Businessnoun

a rightful concern or responsibility;

it's none of your businessmind your own business

Businessnoun

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;

he's not in my line of business

Businessnoun

an immediate objective;

gossip was the main business of the evening

Businessnoun

incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect;

his business with the cane was hilarious

Businessnoun

customers collectively;

they have an upper class clientele