co-op, cooperative - a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"

overcapitalisation, overcapitalization - (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)

tourism, touristry - the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"

operation - the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"

fishing - the occupation of catching fish for a living

butchering, butchery - the business of a butcher

storage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials

manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise

business - the volume of business activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"

field of operation, line of business, field - a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"

market, marketplace - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"

employee-owned business, employee-owned enterprise - a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it

finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

discount business - the business of selling merchandise at a discount

real-estate business - the business of selling real estate

publicizing, advertising - the business of drawing public attention to goods and services

publishing, publication - the business of publishing

printing - the business of printing

packaging - the business of packaging; "the packaging of new ideas"; "packaging for transport"

agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm - a large-scale farming enterprise

construction, building - the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"

shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

venture - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

administration, disposal - a method of tending to (especially business) matters

establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)

astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

cinema, film, celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"

business people, businesspeople - people who transact business (especially business executives)

business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"

business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)

copartner - a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)

player - an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"