do business

English

Etymology

do + business

Verb

do business (third-person singular simple present does business, present participle doing business, simple past did business, past participle done business)

(intransitive) To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.
I simply refuse to do business with such ruffians.
(slang) To urinate.

Synonyms

(urination): take care of business, see also Thesaurus:urinate

Related terms

dba
DBA

Translations

be engaged in business

Chinese:
Cantonese: 做生意 (zou⁶saang¹ji³)

Mandarin: 做買賣 (zh), 做买卖 (zh) (zuòmǎimài), 做生意 (zh) (zuòshēngyi), 營業 (zh), 营业 (zh) (yíngyè), 經商 (zh), 经商 (zh) (jīngshāng)

Finnish: tehdä kauppaa
Latin: negōtior
Russian: име́ть де́ло (ru) impf (imétʹ délo), вести́ дела́ impf (vestí delá)

urinate — see urinate

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