5 results for: businesslike

busi·ness·like

Audio Help [biz-nis-lahyk] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	conforming to, attending to, or characteristic of business.

2.	efficient, practical, or realistic.

3.	capable but unenthusiastic.

[Origin: 1785–95; business + -like

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busi·ness·like Audio Help (bĭz'nĭs-līk') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Showing or having characteristics advantageous to or of use in business; methodical and systematic.
Purposeful; earnest.
Practical; unemotional: The couple maintained a businesslike attitude toward their divorce.

businesslike
adjective
1.	exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
2.	not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

practical; alert and prompt
Example: a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike.

Arabic:	مُنَظَّم، بِطَريقَةٍ عَمَليَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	有条理的
Chinese (Traditional):	處事務實的﹐有條理的
Czech:	věcný, praktický, výkonný
Danish:	forretningsagtig
Dutch:	zakelijk
Estonian:	asjalik
Finnish:	asiallinen
French:	sérieux, professionnel
German:	geschäftsmäßig
Greek:	πρακτικός, μεθοδικός
Hungarian:	gyakorlatias
Icelandic:	skipulegur, markviss
Indonesian:	serius, cekatan
Italian:	efficiente, pratico

Japanese:	実務的な
Korean:	실제적인, 신속한
Latvian:	lietišķs; praktisks
Lithuanian:	dalykiškas
Norwegian:	forretningsmessig, effektiv, systematisk
Polish:	solidny, rzeczowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	profissional
Portuguese (Portugal):	prático
Romanian:	precis; practic
Russian:	деловой
Slovak:	praktický, výkonný
Slovenian:	posloven
Spanish:	formal, profesional
Swedish:	affärsmässig, praktisk
Turkish:	işbilir, pratik