biz en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɪz/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *bisīg Old English bisiġ Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English bisiġnes Middle English bisynes English businessclip. English biz Clipping of business.
Meanings
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(countable, slang, uncountable) Business, especially showbusiness.
Relieving office here. Good biz for cheapjacks, organs. What do ye lack?
1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:Conrad Verner: So, you're alive, huh? I hear it goes like that in the biz. Why don't you sit back and watch how it's done? I've got some asses to kick.
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Illium:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bizzes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
e-biz · bizness · bizbabble · bizspeak · bizjet · bizzo