成句・複合語：
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| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | 大企業 名
HHiraganaだいきぎょう |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | 一攫千金 名
HHiraganaいっかくせんきん |
| | | 大金が動く、利幅が大きい 表現
HHiraganaたいきんがうごく、りはばがおおきい |
| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| business administration n | (study of business management) | 経営学、経営管理学 名
HHiraganaけいえいがく、けいえいかんりがく |
| business affairs npl | (commercial matters) | 業務、商務 名
HHiraganaぎょうむ、しょうむ |
| business as usual n | figurative (normality) | 変りばえしない日常、いつもの生活、普段の生活 名
HHiraganaかわりばえしないにちじょう、いつものせいかつ、ふだんのせいかつ |
| | It was business as usual in the City of London as million-pound bonuses were paid. |
| business at hand n | (urgent matter for discussion) | 目の前にある仕事 名
HHiraganaめのまえにあるしごと |
| | We have digressed enough, let's get back to the business at hand. |
| business boom n | (period of commercial growth) | 好景気 名
HHiraganaこうけいき |
| business card n | (businessperson's calling card) | 名刺 名
HHiraganaめいし |
| | I ordered my business cards from a well-known company that delivers promptly. |
| business case n | (project, expense: justification) | 投資対効果検討書 名
HHiraganaとうしたいこうかけんとうしょ |
| business correspondence n | (letters, e-mails) | 商用文、ビジネスレター 名
HHiraganaしょうようぶん、びじねすれたー |
| | I have separate files for my business correspondence and my personal correspondence. |
| business cycle n | (economic pattern) | ビジネスサイクル、景気循環 名
HHiraganaびじねすさいくる、けいきじゅんかん |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| business day n | (day of trading) (金融・株式) | 取引日 名
HHiraganaとりひきび |
| | Your phone call will be returned within one business day. |
| business deal n | (agreement, contract) | 商売上の取引 名
HHiraganaしょうばいじょうのとりひき |
| | It's good business to have written contracts for all your business deals. |
| business dealings npl | (transactions, deals) | 商取引 名
HHiraganaしょうとりひき |
| | My uncle refuses to have any more business dealings with our company. |
| business directory n | (listing of businesses) | 商工名鑑 名
HHiraganaしょうこうめいかん |
| business district n | (commercial area of a town or city) | 商店街、商業地域 名
HHiraganaしょうてんがい、しょうぎょうちいき |
| | You can find the large retail stores in the business district. |
| business English n | (style of English) | ビジネス英語 名
HHiraganaびじねすえいご |
| | Marisa is doing a course in business English. |
| business establishment n | (commercial institution) | 事業所、会社 名
HHiraganaじぎょうしょ、かいしゃ |
| business ethics npl | (ethics of trading practices) | 商業倫理 名
HHiraganaしょうぎょうりんり |
| | Differences in business ethics are a challenge for global companies. |
| business expense n | often plural (expense incurred in doing business) | 必要経費、経費 名
HHiraganaひつようけいひ、けいひ |
| business fluctuations npl | (economic changes) | 景気変動 名
HHiraganaけいきへんどう |
| business hub n | (centre of business activity) | ビジネス中心地 名
HHiraganaびじねすちゅうしんち |
| Business is business. expr | (Making a profit comes first.) (表現) | 商売は商売だ。 表現
HHiraganaしょうばいはしょうばいだ。 |
| | He felt that I took advantage of his situation, but business is business. |
| business jet n | (jet for business travel) | ビジネスジェット機 名
HHiraganaびじねすじぇっとき |
| business letter n | (business correspondence) | 商用文、ビジネスレター 名
HHiraganaしょうようぶん、びじねすれたー |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| business lunch n | (talking business while eating) | ビジネスランチ 名
HHiraganaびじねすらんち |
| | Fast service and a quiet atmosphere made it a popular place for business lunches. |
| business management n | (commercial administration) | 企業［事業］経営、経営［業務、営業］管理 名
HHiraganaきぎょう［じぎょう］けいえい、けいえい［ぎょうむ、えいぎょう］かんり |
| business manager n | (director or supervisor) | 部長、マネージャ、主任 名
HHiraganaぶちょう、まねーじゃ、しゅにん |
| | The company is advertising for a business manager. |
| business marketing n | (promotion of commercial activity) | マーケティング 名
HHiraganaまーけてぃんぐ |
| business meeting n | (discussion of commercial activity) | ビジネス会議、ミーティング 名
HHiraganaびじねすかいぎ、みーてぃんぐ |
| business park n | (industrial or commercial area) | 産業地区、ビジネスパーク、ビジネスセンター 名
HHiraganaさんぎょうちく、びじねすぱーく、びじねすせんたー |
| business partner n | ([sb] in joint commercial arrangement) | ビジネスパートナー 名
HHiraganaびじねすぱーとなー |
| | My business partner had to sign the note as joint owner. |
| business plan n | (commercial outline) | 事業計画、経営計画 名
HHiraganaじぎょうけいかく、けいえいけいかく |
| | Before examining my loan request, the bank wanted to see a business plan. |
| business portfolio n | (commercial investments) | 事業ポートフォリオ 名
HHiraganaじぎょうぽーとふぉりお |
| Business Process Improvement n | (strategy for increasing efficiency) | ビジネスプロセス改善、BPI 名
HHiraganaびじねすぷろせすかいぜん、びーぴーあい |
| Business Process Management n | (optimizing business processes) | ビジネスプロセス管理、BPM 名
HHiraganaびじねすぷろせすかんり、びーぴーえむ |
| business relations npl | (working relationships) | 取引 名
HHiraganaとりひき |
| business requirements npl | (needs of a commercial organization) | ビジネス要件、ビジネス要求 名
HHiraganaびじねすようけん、びじねすようきゅう |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | ビジネススクール 名
HHiraganaびじねすすくーる |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| business studies npl | (study of business management) | 経営学 名
HHiraganaけいえいがく |
| | I wanted to do a degree in economics but ended up doing a diploma in business studies. |
| business suit n | (businessperson's formal outfit) | スーツ、ビジネススーツ 名
HHiraganaすーつ、びじねすすーつ |
| | Liam was wearing a smart business suit for his job interview. |
| business to business adv | (between organizations) | 企業間で 副
HHiraganaきぎょうかんで |
| 注釈: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
business to business,
business-to-business adj | (between organizations) | 企業間での 形
HHiraganaきぎょうかんでの |
| | We don't sell our products to the general public; we only do business-to-business sales. |
| business trip n | (journey made for work) | 業務出張、出張 名
HHiraganaぎょうむしゅっちょう、しゅっちょう |
| | My secretary booked the hotels for my upcoming business trip. |
| business venture n | (start-up business) | ベンチャービジネス、ベンチャー 名
HHiraganaべんちゃーびじねす、べんちゃー |
| | Most business ventures in my town don't last longer than six months. |
| business venture n | (business investment involving risk) | 投機的事業 名
HHiraganaとうきてきじぎょう |
businessperson,
plural: businesspeople n | (commercial executive) | 実業家、経営者 名
HHiraganaじつぎょうか、けいえいしゃ |
| core business n | (main business activity) | 主要［基幹］事業、本業 名
HHiraganaしゅよう［きかん］じぎょう、ほんぎょう |
| | They decided to sell off several recent acquisitions and concentrate on their core business. |
| do business vtr + n | (trade) | 取引をする 自動
HHiraganaとりひきをする |
| | Africa is often regarded as a challenging continent on which to do business. |
| do business with [sb] v expr | (trade or deal with) | ～と取引をする 自動
HHiragana～ととりひきをする |
| | The US does business with China because each country uses the other's resources. |
| do very little business v expr | (have few commercial dealings) | さっぱり売れない、商売にならない、閑古鳥が鳴く、開店休業状態 表
HHiraganaさっぱりうれない、しょうばいにならない、かんこどりがなく、かいてんきゅうぎょうじょうたい |
| e-business n | uncountable (online buying and selling) | eビジネス、e-ビジネス 名
HHiraganaいーびじねす、いーびじねす |
| e-business n | (online company) | eビジネス、eビジネスサイト 名
HHiraganaいーびじねす、いーびじねすさいと |
| family business n | (company owned and run by a family) | 家業 名
HHiraganaかぎょう |
| | Eventually, his son will take over the family business. |
| funny business n | slang (sneaky behaviour) | 不正な［いかがわしい ］行為 名
HHiraganaふせいな［いかがわしい ］こうい |
| | We're leaving you alone on trust – so no funny business! |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | 始める、取り掛かる、開始する 自動
HHiraganaはじめる、とりかかる、かいしする |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| have no business doing [sth] v expr | informal (not have the right) | 権利がない、筋合いではない 動
HHiraganaけんりがない、すじあいではない |
| | You have no business spreading gossip about me! |
| | あなたに私の噂を流される筋合いはない！ |
| in business adj | (company: open for trading, etc.) (ビジネス) | 営業中で 形
HHiraganaえいぎょうちゅうで |
| | The company has been in business since 1922. |
| in business adj | (ready to do [sth], prepared) | 準備万端 形
HHiraganaじゅんびばんたん |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business v expr | informal (look after what does concern you) (非形式的) | おせっかいをしない、他人に干渉・口出ししない 表
HHiraganaおせっかいをしない、たにんにかんしょう・くちだししない |
| | If you mind your own business, you won't get in as much trouble. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (silly or frivolous behaviour) | いたずら、ばかなまね 名
HHiraganaいたずら、ばかなまね |
| | The substitute teacher quickly put an end to all the monkey business. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (trickery, deceitful behaviour) | 子供だまし、いんちき、ごまかし 名
HHiraganaこどもだまし、いんちき、ごまかし |
| | One had to be careful when dealing with the hawkers in the market, who were famous for their monkey business. |
| none of [sb]'s business n | informal (does not concern [sb]) | ～には関係ないこと、～には触れて欲しくないこと 名
HHiragana～にはかんけいないこと、～にはふれてほしくないこと |
| | What I do with my time off is none of your business. |
none of your business,
that's none of your business interj | informal (it isn't your concern) | あなたには関係ない！、あなたの知ったことじゃない！ 感
HHiraganaあなたにはかんけいない！、あなたのしったことじゃない！ |
| | How much do I earn? None of your business! |
| official business n | (professional matters or duties) | 公用、公務 名
HHiraganaこうよう、こうむ |
| | She is not here for casual conversation; she has official business to conduct. |
| place of business n | (premises) | 店舗 名
HHiraganaてんぽ |
| small business n | (company with few employees) | （中）小企業 名
HHiragana（ちゅう）しょうきぎょう |
| | Small businesses are allowed special loan rates. |
startup business (US),
start-up business (UK) n as adj | (new business) (資金など) | 立ち上げたばかりの、創業開始の 形
HHiraganaたちあげたばかりの、そうぎょうかいしの |
| transact business v expr | (have commercial dealings) | 取引する 自動
HHiraganaとりひきする |
| | I prefer to transact business at a fine restaurant instead of in the boardroom. |
| transact business with [sb/sth] vtr | (have commercial dealings with) | ～と取引をする 動詞句
HHiragana～ととりひきをする |
| | Because of their lending practices, we do not transact business with that bank. |