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the 'business end noun [sing.] ~ (of sth) (informal) the end of a tool or weapon which performs its main func­tion UXJII&&3S )

'business hours noun [pi.] the hours in a day that a shop/store or company is open '/fikffflW]; AXNi'b] businesslike /’biznaslaik/ adj. (of a person A) working in an efficient and organized way and not wasting time or thinking about personal things W; She adopted a

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busi nessman 0-w /'biznasmaen; -man/, busi­ness-woman Onw /'biznaswuman/ noun {pi. -men /-men/, -women /-wimin/)

1                  a person who works in business, especially at a high level ( AtaXM ) |Sf# AM; d£r2 a person who is skilful in business and financial matters # fg X; #

A: I should have got a better price for the car, but I’m not much of a businessman.

'business park noun an area of land that is specially designed for offices and small factories X^ik@K 'business school noun a part of a college or university that teaches business, often to graduates (= people who already have a first degree) ( AXJlft^fXikX

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'business studies noun [u+sing./pl. v.] the study of subjects connected with money and managing a busi­ness ;£ik1f     a degree in business studies

business-to- business adj. [usually before noun] {abbr. B2B) done between one business and another rather than between a business and its ordinary customers

bus-ing(/Mm£) = bussing

busk /bAsk/ verb [V] to perform music in a public place and ask for money from people passing by ^ ^ H ^ ► busk-er noun busking noun [U] bus lane noun a part of a road that only buses are allowed to use

bus-load /'bAslaud; NAmE -loud/ noun {especially NAmE) a large group of people on a bus ^vJfc/XXX-^AXlftA bus man’s holi day noun [sing.] a holiday that is spent doing the same thing that you do at work 0 #

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' bus pass noun 1 a ticket that allows you to travel on any bus within a particular area for a fixed period of

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fi Ml A X H X ) 2 a ticket that allows people from particular groups (for example, students or old people) to travel free or at a reduced cost MM ( A XX,    ) : (BrE, humorous) I’m not

old enough for my bus pass yet!

'bus shelter noun a structure with a roof where people can stand while they are waiting for a bus XX AX#

buss ing (also NAmE bus-ing) /'bASiq/ noun [U] (in the US) a system of transporting young people by bus to another area so that students of different races can be educated together ( US )

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'bus station noun the place in a town or city where buses (especially to or from other towns) leave and arrive(tM )

'bus stop noun a place at the side of a road that is marked with a sign, where buses stop XX bust /bAst/ verb, noun, adj.

mverb (bust, bust or bust-ed, bust-ed) [VN] (informal) 1 to break sth  I bust my camera.

ffT o 0 The lights are busted. jfcT/fil&lWTo <> Come out, or I’ll bust the door down!    T!

2                  ~ sb/sth (for sth) (of the police WX) to suddenly enter

a place and search it or arrest sb it (        ) :

He’s been busted for drugs, fife S # Wt i op M if 3\ j&] M „