n. | 1. | That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure. |
| 2. | Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. |
| 3. | Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions. |
| 4. | That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission. |
| 5. | Affair; concern; matter; - used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words. |
| 6. | (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal. |
| 7. | Care; anxiety; diligence. |