do business
Engage in commerce
To do business is to engage in commercial transactions or professional dealings.
You can do business with a company, in a region, or under a particular name: We've been doing business with them for years, a firm that does business as "Smith & Sons".
The phrase sometimes implies negotiation or exchange more broadly: I don't do business with liars.
Exchange of commodities
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
sale · commerce · merchant · buyer · seller · vendor · client · customer
Favorable purchase price
- haggleDispute price persistently
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- agreementShared position between parties
contract · terms · concession · counteroffer · mediation · arbitration · persuasion · discussion
Formal union of parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- affiliateConnected member organization
cooperation · network · coalition · associate · stakeholder · syndicate · strategic alliance · partnership
Business income total
dividend · yield · income · surplus · lucrative · monetize · bottom line · turnover
Venue for trade
- industryEconomic production sector
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
corporation · entrepreneurship · recession · boom · competition · globalization · regulation · tariff
Organizing and directing resources
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- startupNew business enterprise
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
workflow · operations · efficiency · processes · execution · compliance · infrastructure · scalability
trade
Exchange of commodities
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
purchase · sale · commerce · merchant · buyer · seller · vendor · client · customer · marketplace
bargain
Favorable purchase price
- haggleDispute price persistently
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
agreement · contract · terms · concession · counteroffer · mediation · arbitration · persuasion · discussion · dialogue
alliance
Formal union of parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
affiliate · cooperation · network · coalition · associate · stakeholder · syndicate · strategic alliance · partnership · counterpart
revenue
Business income total
return · dividend · yield · income · surplus · lucrative · monetize · bottom line · turnover · net
market
Venue for trade
- industryEconomic production sector
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
investment · corporation · entrepreneurship · recession · boom · competition · globalization · regulation · tariff · fiscal
management
Organizing and directing resources
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- startupNew business enterprise
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
logistics · workflow · operations · efficiency · processes · execution · compliance · infrastructure · scalability · strategy
do businessgo out of business
shut down · close up shop · do nothing · fold · go bankrupt
busy, done, business, doing, does, businessman, businesslike, busiest, businesses