mind-your-own-business

[ mahynd-yer-ohn-biz-nis ]

/ ˈmaɪnd yər oʊnˈbɪz nɪs /

noun

Words nearby mind-your-own-business

mind-expanding, mind-numbing, mind-pop, mind-reader, mind-set, mind-your-own-business, mindanao, mindanao deep, mindblower, minded, mindel

Definition for mind your own business (2 of 2)

business

[ biz-nis ]

/ ˈbɪz nɪs /

noun

an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.

the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.

a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.

volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local families.

a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street.

that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business.

something with which a person is rightfully concerned: What they are doing is none of my business.

affair; project: We were exasperated by the whole business.

an assignment or task; chore: It's your business to wash the dishes now.

Also called piece of business, stage business. Theater. a movement or gesture, especially a minor one, used by an actor to give expressiveness, drama, detail, etc., to a scene or to help portray a character.

excrement: used as a euphemism.

adjective

of, noting, or pertaining to business, its organization, or its procedures.

containing, suitable for, or welcoming business or commerce: New York is a good business town.

Origin of business

before 950; Middle English; Old English bisignes. See busy, -ness

SYNONYMS FOR business

1 calling, vocation, employment.

2 commerce, trade, traffic.

3 company, firm.

synonym study for business

1. See occupation.

pronunciation note for business

See isn't.

OTHER WORDS FROM business

an·ti·busi·ness, adjective in·ter·busi·ness, adjective mul·ti·busi·ness, adjective non·busi·ness, adjective

o·ver·bus·i·ness, noun pro·busi·ness, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for mind your own business (1 of 2)

mind-your-own-business

noun

a Mediterranean urticaceous plant, Helxine soleirolii, with small dense leaves: used for cover

British Dictionary definitions for mind your own business (2 of 2)

business

/ (ˈbɪznɪs) /

noun

a trade or profession

an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services the tailoring business

a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory

commercial activity; dealings (esp in the phrase do business)

volume or quantity of commercial activity business is poor today

commercial policy or procedure overcharging is bad business

proper or rightful concern or responsibility (often in the phrase mind one's own business)

a special task; assignment

a matter or matters to be attended to the business of the meeting

an affair; matter a queer business; I'm tired of the whole business

serious work or activity get down to business

a complicated affair; rigmarole

informal a vaguely defined collection or area jets, fast cars, and all that business

Also called: stage business theatre an incidental action, such as lighting a pipe, performed by an actor for dramatic effect

a group of ferrets

euphemistic defecation (esp in the phrase do one's business)

slang prostitution

like nobody's business informal extremely well or fast

mean business to be in earnest

do the business informal to achieve what is required it tastes vile, but it does the business

Word Origin for business

Old English bisignis solicitude, attentiveness, from bisig busy + -nis -ness

Idioms and Phrases with mind your own business

business

In addition to the idiom beginning with business

business as usual

also see:

funny business
get down to (business)
go about (one's business)
have no business doing
land-office business
like mad (nobody's business)
make it one's business
mean business
mind one's own business
monkey business
none of one's business
out of business
send someone about his or her business
the business

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mind-your-own-business

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Words nearby mind-your-own-business

Definition for mind your own business (2 of 2)

noun

adjective

Origin of business

SYNONYMS FOR business

synonym study for business

pronunciation note for business

OTHER WORDS FROM business

British Dictionary definitions for mind your own business (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for mind your own business (2 of 2)

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Word Origin for business

Idioms and Phrases with mind your own business