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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. |
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Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for
livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. |
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Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in
general; mercantile transactions. |
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That which one has to do or should do; special service,
duty, or mission. |
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Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense,
and modified by the connected words. |
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The position, distribution, and order of persons and
properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage
manager in rehearsal. |
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Care; anxiety; diligence. |