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biz

[ biz ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. business:

    How's the used car biz these days? Her brother's in show biz.



biz

1

/ bɪz /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for business
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


biz

2

the internet domain name for

  1. a business
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of biz1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; by shortening and respelling
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Example Sentences

The trade in empty bottles should be as eyebrow-raising as the old Soviet dud-bulb biz.

It goes without saying that much stranger things have occurred in the television biz.

And the drug biz has some bizarre effects on the ex-spies and office workers.

The question of “appropriate” show biz pairings is a natural extension of the horribly skewed, superficial world we live in.

Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder, wants to help you find an answer.

"Tige understands the 'biz' if any one ever did," said the bullet-headed attendant, laughing gayly.

Me mudder wasn't built to stand de wear and tear, an' about de time I was foist chased off to school, she went out o' biz.

The only weapons we had was a few ole razors 'n' our fists, but we was so bughouse we cal'lated they oughter do the biz.

But what I mean—if I'd had to stay in the house, where would we been about the most important thing in the whole biz'nuss?

“Yes; the little beast means cold-drawn biz,” returned my friend.

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