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Common collocations with business in American Collocation

business noun

US /ˈbɪznəs/

when a lot of trade is done

big
brisk
lucrative
profitable

Language training for business is big business.

Business was very brisk all day.

when not much trade is done

slow

At first business was slow.

main

core

Your staff are free to concentrate on your core business.

do business

carry on
conduct
do
transact

I will certainly look forward to doing business with you again.

More and more business is transacted via the web.

try to get more business

attract
compete for
tender for

The choice is growing all the time, with many companies competing for business.

start business

get into
go into
move into
open for

He went into business with his cousin.

She was offered a job at the Woods Chapel store when it opened for business.

when a business closes

close for
go out of
put someone out of

The brewery finally closed for business in 1999.

Supermarkets finally put him out of business.

boom
flourish
pick up

Business is slowly picking up.