Businessness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being businesslike or characteristic of a business. nonstandard, uncountable

    "The t ratio and factor analysis were used to isolate the common underlying "teacherness" and "businessness" within groups."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of businesses. alt-of, misspelling

    "These traits have been used by psychologists to categorise people, but also by businessness in order to manage a large number of peope effectively."

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"The t ratio and factor analysis were used to isolate the common underlying "teacherness" and "businessness" within groups."

Etymology

From business + -ness.

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