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industry
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Sense: Noun: commercial enterprise
Synonyms:
business Collocations, enterprise Collocations, commercial enterprise, business activity, trade Collocations, trading Collocations, manufacturing Collocations, manufacture Collocations, production Collocations
Antonyms:
charity Collocations, not-for-profit organization, nonprofit organization, labor of love
Sense: Noun: business as a division of society
Synonyms:
commerce, business Collocations, line Collocations, field Collocations, big business, manufacturers, private enterprise, trade Collocations, enterprise Collocations, the marketplace, the business world
Antonyms:
government Collocations, authority Collocations, state Collocations, unemployment Collocations, inactivity, downturn Collocations, recession Collocations
Sense: Noun: diligence
Synonyms:
diligence Collocations, application Collocations, hard work, work ethic, doggedness, perseverance, zeal, pains, attention Collocations, assiduousness, assiduity, elbow grease, activity Collocations, work Collocations, labor Collocations, labour Collocations (UK), sweat Collocations (informal), hustle Collocations (informal), toil Collocations, productivity
Antonyms:
laziness, sloth Collocations, idleness, indolence, lethargy, apathy, inactivity, hesitation Collocations, ignorance, negligence, lazing around, bumming around, sluggishness, slackness, carelessness


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