doing business
Engaging in commerce
Doing business means engaging in commercial activity or transactions.
A company doing business in Texas operates there commercially.
The phrase often appears in legal and regulatory contexts: licensed for doing business, the cost of doing business.
To do business with someone is to have commercial dealings with them.
Informally, doing business can mean conducting any purposeful activity, including using the toilet: The dog is doing his business.
Exchange of commodities
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
marketplace · retail · wholesale · import · export · merchandise · vendor · buyer
Negotiating agreements between parties
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
proposal · compromise · concession · haggling · mediation · arbitration · closing · handshake
Business income total
surplus · yield · dividend · bottom line · gross · net · profitability · lucrative
Wealth used for investment
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
seed funding · securities · stocks · bonds · portfolio · shareholder · dividends · ROI
Commercial enterprise or guests
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- startupNew business enterprise
- firmSolid or resolute
- ventureRisky new undertaking
partnership · franchise · conglomerate · multinational · SME · establishment · entrepreneur · founder
trade
Exchange of commodities
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
exchange · marketplace · retail · wholesale · import · export · merchandise · vendor · buyer · seller
deal-making
Negotiating agreements between parties
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
terms · proposal · compromise · concession · haggling · mediation · arbitration · closing · handshake · counteroffer
revenue
Business income total
gain · surplus · yield · dividend · bottom line · gross · net · profitability · lucrative · markup
capital
Wealth used for investment
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
angel investor · seed funding · securities · stocks · bonds · portfolio · shareholder · dividends · ROI · asset
company
Commercial enterprise or guests
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- startupNew business enterprise
- firmSolid or resolute
venture · partnership · franchise · conglomerate · multinational · SME · establishment · entrepreneur · founder · CEO
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- licensingGranting official permission
- permitOfficial written authorization
- registrationFormal recording of participation
taxation · tariff · customs · antitrust · monopoly · audit · inspection · legal · liability · corporate law
doing businessvolunteering
Giving service without pay
charity work · recreation · pro bono work · leisure · playing
doing businessout of business
Ceased commercial operations
going bankrupt · shutting down · liquidating · folding · going under
doing businessrelaxing
Becoming less tense
playing · vacationing · taking time off · resting · goofing off
doing, does, done, undoing, undone, redoing, redone, business, busily