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agribusinesses

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ag⋅ri⋅busi⋅ness

[ag-ruh-biz-nis]
–noun
the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.


Origin:
1950–55; Americanism; agri- + business
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agribusiness

The part of the economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food, including the financial institutions that fund these activities.

Note: Agribusiness emphasizes agriculture as a big business rather than as the work of small family farms.
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