Businesses

/ˈbɪznəsəz/ noun

Definition

commercial enterprises or companies

Etymology

from busy + -ness

Kelly Says

commercial enterprises

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንግድ
nəgəd
ARالعربية
شركات
šarikāt
BNবাংলা
ব্যবসা
byabasā
CACatalà
negocis
/nə.ɡo.sis/
CSČeština
podniky
/pod.nɪkɪ/
DADansk
virksomheder
/viʁksom.hɛðər/
DEDeutsch
Unternehmen
/ʊntəʁ.nɛ.mən/
ELΕλληνικά
επιχειρήσεις
epixiríseis
ESEspañol
negocios
ne.go.tsi.os
FAفارسی
شرکت‌ها
šerkat.hā
FISuomi
yritykset
/yritykset/
FRFrançais
entreprises
/ɑ̃tʁə.pʁiz/
GUGU
વ્યવસાય
vyavasāy
HAHA
kasuwanci
ka.su.wan.tʃi
HEעברית
עסקים
ʿasakim
HIहिन्दी
व्यवसाय
vyavasāy
HUMagyar
vállalkozások
/vaːjalkozaːʃok/
IDBahasa Indonesia
bisnis
bi.snis
IGIG
azụmahịa
a.zụ.ma.hi.a
ITItaliano
aziende
/a.tsi.ɛn.de/
JA日本語
企業
kigyō
KKKK
бизнес
biznes
KMKM
អាជីវកម្ម
a.cĭv.kamm
KO한국어
사업
sa.eop
MRMR
व्यवसाय
vyavasāy
MSBahasa Melayu
perniagaan
pər.ni.a.gan
MYမြန်မာ
စီးပွားရေး
sì pwà yè
NLNederlands
bedrijven
/bɛ.drɛɪ.vən/
NONorsk
bedrifter
/bɛ.drɪf.tər/
PAPA
ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ
kārōbār
PLPolski
przedsiębiorstwa
/pʂɛd.ɕɛ.bjɔrst.fa/
PTPortuguês
negócios
ne.gɔ.si.us
RORomână
afaceri
/a.fa.tʃerʲ/
RUРусский
бизнес
biznes
SVSvenska
företag
/fœrɛ.tɑːɡ/
SWKiswahili
biashara
bi.a.ʃa.ra
TAதமிழ்
வணிகங்கள்
vaṇikaṅkaḷ
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాపారాలు
vyāpārālu
THไทย
ธุรกิจ
tʰurakìt
TLTL
negosyo
ne.gos.yo
TRTürkçe
işletmeler
iʃ.le.tme.ler
UKУкраїнська
бізнес
biznes
URاردو
کاروبار
kāro.bār
VITiếng Việt
doanh nghiệp
zwaːŋ˧˧ ŋiəp˧
YOYO
ìṣẹ́
i.ʃe
ZH中文
企业
qǐ yè
ZUZU
amabhizinisi
a.ma.bhi.zi.ni.si

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Entrepreneurship language historically centered male founders and excluded women's business contributions (marginalized as 'side enterprises' or domestic labor).

Inclusive Usage

Use 'businesses' inclusively by centering women founders in examples and explicitly recognizing women-led enterprises.

Empowerment Note

Women founded businesses across industries before gaining legal financial independence; honor their erased entrepreneurial legacies.

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