biz

biz

[biz]
noun Informal.
business: How's the used car biz these days? Her brother's in show biz.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; by shortening and respelling

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biz1 (bɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal short for business

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biz2
 
the internet domain name for
a business

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biz
1862, Amer.Eng., colloquial and phonetic shortening of business.
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biz definition

[bɪz]
  1. n.
    a business; business. : I'm in the plumbing biz.
  2. n.
    apparatus for injecting drugs. (Drugs.) : The biz is right there in the towel on top of the stack.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
biz
business
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