the business
What's going down
The business, with emphatic *the*, means exactly what's needed or wanted—the perfect thing for a situation: A cold beer after yard work? That's the business.
In British slang especially, it signals approval or excellence: This new curry place is the business.
The phrase can also mean harsh treatment: The interrogators really gave him the business.
Buyer fulfillment level
- service qualityHow well customers are treated
- client relationsMaintaining ties with customers
- user experienceInteraction quality perception
- feedbackReturned response data
loyalty · retention · reputation · support · after-sales · warranty · guarantee · value
Workplace conduct standards
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- executionCompleting a planned task
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- competenceAdequate ability to function
expertise · precision · thoroughness · seriousness · diligence · focus · commitment · determination
All components combined
- full spectrumIncluding all variations
- everythingThe complete set
- worksFunctions or labors
- full montyThe complete package
top to bottom · soup to nuts · A to Z · whole nine yards · whole shebang · full spread · complete works · entirety
customer satisfaction
Buyer fulfillment level
- service qualityHow well customers are treated
- client relationsMaintaining ties with customers
- user experienceInteraction quality perception
feedback · loyalty · retention · reputation · support · after-sales · warranty · guarantee · value · fulfillment
professionalism
Workplace conduct standards
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- executionCompleting a planned task
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
competence · expertise · precision · thoroughness · seriousness · diligence · focus · commitment · determination · skill
whole package
All components combined
- full spectrumIncluding all variations
- everythingThe complete set
- worksFunctions or labors
full monty · top to bottom · soup to nuts · A to Z · whole nine yards · whole shebang · full spread · complete works · entirety · totality
package
Wrapped item for delivery
vacation · getaway · all-in · amenities · buffet · unlimited · prepaid · flat-rate · comprehensive · inclusive
the businessidle chatter
Trivial, aimless conversation
small talk · trivialities · frivolity · nonsense · fluff
the businesspersonal life
One's non-professional existence
private life · domestic sphere · home life · family life · leisure
busy, business, businessman, busybody, businesslike, busiest, businesses, businesswoman, businessperson