business
/ˈbɪznəs/noun
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व्यापार, व्यवसाय
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[U]
the activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or services for money
व्यापार, व्यवसाय
- She wants to go into business after college.
- Business is slow this month.
- Business has been good since the festival season began.
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- He studied business at college before joining the family firm.
- The bank helps small business with cheap loans.
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a commercial organization such as a company or shop
कंपनी, दुकान, कारोबार
- He runs a small business in Kanpur.
- Her family has run a sweet business in the old market for three generations.
- Her uncle owns a business that sells hardware tools.
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- The shop is a family business in the old city.
- Radhika wants to start her own business one day.
Synonyms firm company enterprise
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
business (uncountable / countable)
Business is uncountable for trade in general and countable for a particular company.
व्यापार के सामान्य अर्थ में 'business' uncountable है और किसी विशेष कंपनी के अर्थ में countable।
- Business is slow after the festival.
- Her father runs three small businesses.
in business / on business / go into business
In business means trading; on business means travelling for work; go into business means to start trading.
'In business' का अर्थ व्यापार में होना, 'on business' का अर्थ काम से यात्रा पर होना और 'go into business' का अर्थ व्यापार शुरू करना है।
- He is in Pune on business.
- After college, Arjun went into business with his cousin.
business + noun
As a modifier the word is singular: business class, business plan, business hours.
Modifier के रूप में यह singular रहता है: business class, business plan, business hours।
- Our business hours are ten to six.
do business with sb / do business in sth
Do business with is used for trading with a person or firm, and in for the goods or place.
किसी व्यक्ति या कंपनी से व्यापार करने के लिए 'do business with' और माल या स्थान के लिए 'in' आता है।
- Our firm does business with several Gulf countries.
- He does business in textiles.
business of doing sth / the business of
The business of means the work or duty of; it takes an -ing form.
'The business of' का अर्थ किसी का काम या कर्तव्य है; इसके बाद -ing रूप आता है।
- The business of governing needs patience.
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verb + business
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- She set up a small tailoring business at home.
adjective + business
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- The family business has been running for sixty years.
business + noun
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- He handed me his business card.
business + noun (trade)
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- She took a business loan from the bank to open her shop.
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- Business has picked up since the wedding season began.
विवाह का मौसम शुरू होने के बाद से कारोबार में तेज़ी आई है।
- That is none of your business.
यह आपके काम की बात नहीं है।
- The bank is open for business from ten o'clock.
बैंक दस बजे से कामकाज के लिए खुला है।
- He studies business management in Delhi.
वह दिल्ली में व्यवसाय प्रबंधन पढ़ता है।
- It is a serious business to run a school.
विद्यालय चलाना एक गंभीर ज़िम्मेदारी का काम है।
- Radhika's uncle has been in the sweets business for thirty years.
राधिका के चाचा तीस वर्षों से मिठाई के व्यवसाय में हैं।
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✗ I am going to Mumbai for business.
✓ I am going to Mumbai on business.
The fixed phrase for a work trip is on business; for business sounds like the purpose is trade itself.
काम से यात्रा के लिए स्थिर वाक्यांश 'on business' है; 'for business' का भाव कुछ और निकलता है।
✗ He did many business last year.
✓ He did a lot of business last year.
Business meaning trade is uncountable, so it cannot take many; use a lot of or much.
व्यापार के अर्थ में 'business' uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ many नहीं लगता; 'a lot of' या 'much' लगाइए।
✗ He is a businessman of cloth.
✓ He is a cloth merchant.
Do not translate 'kapde ka vyapari' word for word; name the trade directly with a noun modifier.
'कपड़े का व्यापारी' का शब्दशः अनुवाद न कीजिए; noun modifier लगाकर सीधे 'cloth merchant' लिखिए।
¶Idioms 10
mind your own business
used to tell somebody rudely not to interfere
अपने काम से काम रखो
- Mind your own business and let me study.
mean business
to be serious about what you intend to do
गंभीर इरादा रखना
- The new principal means business.
business as usual
used to say that things are continuing normally despite difficulties
सब कुछ सामान्य रूप से चल रहा है
- Despite the rain, it was business as usual at the market.
- After the strike ended, it was business as usual.
get down to business
to start the work that has to be done
काम की बात पर आना, असली काम शुरू करना
- Let's stop chatting and get down to business.
- After tea, they got down to business.
have no business doing sth / to do sth
to have no right to do sth
कोई हक़ न होना
- You have no business reading my letters.
- He had no business to speak to her like that.
like nobody's business
very much, very fast or very well
बहुत ज़्यादा, ग़ज़ब का
- My head hurts like nobody's business.
- She can sing like nobody's business.
out of business
no longer able to operate as a business, especially because of financial problems
धंधा बंद, कारोबार ठप
- Many small shops went out of business during the lockdown.
- Online shopping is putting local stores out of business.
on business
for the purpose of doing business
काम के सिलसिले में
- He's in Delhi on business.
- She travels abroad on business.
go about your business
to be busy with the things that you normally do
अपने रोज़मर्रा के काम में लगे रहना
- People were going about their business as usual.
- The town woke up and went about its business.
none of your business / no business of yours
used to tell sb rudely that you do not want to tell them about sth private
तुमसे मतलब?, यह तुम्हारा मामला नहीं
- How much I earn is none of your business.
- "Where are you going?" "That's no business of yours."
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bus·i·ness
§Grammar and usage
Uncountable in the sense of trade: 'business is good', not 'a business is good'.
व्यापार के अर्थ में यह uncountable है।