Meanings
verbdo business (third-person singular simple present does business, present participle doing business, simple past did business, past participle done business)
present singular third person does business · participle present doing business · past did business · participle past done business
Synonyms & antonyms
verbEspecially of a house pet: to urinate or defecate.
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 做生意
- 做生意 (zou⁶ saang¹ ji³)be engaged in business
Chinese Mandarin 做買賣 /做买卖, 做生意
- 做買賣 /做买卖 (zuòmǎimài)be engaged in business
- 做生意 (zuòshēngyi)be engaged in business
- 營業 /营业 (yíngyè)be engaged in business
- 經商 /经商 (jīngshāng)be engaged in business
Dutch zakendoen
- zakendoenbe engaged in business
Finnish tehdä kauppaa
- tehdä kauppaabe engaged in business
French faire des affaires
- faire des affairesbe engaged in business
Latin negōtior
- negōtiorbe engaged in business
Polish robić interesy
- robić interesybe engaged in business
Russian име́ть де́ло, вести́ дела́
- име́ть де́ло (imétʹ délo)be engaged in business
- вести́ дела́ (vestí delá)be engaged in business
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APA
do business. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20business
MLA
“do business.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20business. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do business,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20business.
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