do business

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do business

verb does business · doing business · did business · 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 Especially of a house pet: to urinate or defecate.

    Similar: take care of business

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verb be engaged in business

中文做買賣 /做买卖 zuòmǎimài, 做生意 zuòshēngyi, 營業 /营业 yíngyè, 經商 /经商 jīngshāng
Françaisfaire des affaires
Русскийиме́ть де́ло imétʹ délo, вести́ дела́ vestí delá

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@misc{do_business_2026,
  title = {do business},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20business},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}