From dictionary.com: busi⋅ness /ˈbɪznɪs/ [biz-nis] –noun 1. an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. 2. the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. 3. a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. 4. volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local families. 5. a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street. 6. that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business. 7. something with which a person is rightfully concerned: What they are doing is none of my business. 8. affair; project: We were exasperated by the whole business. 9. an assignment or task; chore: It's your business to wash the dishes now. 10. Also called piece of business, stage business. Theater. a movement or gesture, esp. a minor one, used by an actor to give expressiveness, drama, detail, etc., to a scene or to help portray a character. 11. excrement: used as a euphemism.