do business

English

Etymology

do + business

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.

   I simply refuse to do business with such ruffians.

2. (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／做买卖 (zh) (zuò mǎimài), 做买卖 (zh) (zuòmǎimài), 做生意 (zh) (zuòshēngyi), 營業／营业 (zh) (yíngyè), 营业 (zh) (yíngyè), 經商／经商 (zh) (jīngshāng), 经商 (zh) (jīngshāng)

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

urinate — see urinate

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