Synonyms and antonyms of To do business and relating to doing business in British Thesaurus

account (noun)

an arrangement you have with a company or Internet provider to use a service they provide

after hours ()

after the time when a place such as an office or bar usually closes

asset (noun)

something such as money or property that a person or company owns

beauty parade (noun)

a situation in which someone chooses to use the services of a particular company without basing their decision on important facts

be in business ()

if a company is in business, it is operating normally

book (noun)

records of customers that use a company’s services

brokerage (noun)

the activities of organizing business deals for other people

broking (noun)

brokerage

business (noun)

used for talking about how well a company or industry is doing

business (noun)

used for talking about how many customers or contracts a company or industry has

business plan (noun)

a document giving details of a company’s plans for the future

cannibalize (verb)

business to take assets (=money or property) from one business in order to improve another one

capacity (noun)

the amount of goods that a company can produce, or the amount of work it can do

capital asset (noun)

something such as equipment or buildings that a company owns and uses in doing its business

capital expenditure (noun)

money that a company spends on things such as equipment and buildings that it needs to operate as a business

capital outlay (noun)

capital expenditure

capital project (noun)

a major project, often involving building work, which will make it possible for an organization to increase its production

close (verb)

business to successfully complete the arrangements for a business deal

compete (verb)

to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business

competition (noun)

the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than others

consummate (verb)

formal to complete something, especially a business deal or agreement

corner (verb)

to get control of an area of business so that no one else can succeed in it, for example because you own all the supply of a particular product

cut a deal ()

to make a business deal

dealing (noun)

the particular way in which you do business with or behave towards other people

dealings (noun)

the business activities or the general relationship that you have with another person or organization

deskill (verb)

to reduce the level of skill that a worker needs for a job by using new technology instead

develop (verb)

to make a company, business, or industry bigger or more successful

distribution channel (noun)

the way that a company delivers a product or service to its customers

diversification (noun)

the process of developing new products or business activities

empire-building (noun)

the process of getting more power for yourself in an organization, without caring about whether this is good for the organization

enterprise (noun)

the activity of creating businesses and managing them

expand (verb)

if a business, organization, or activity expands, it grows by including more people, moving into new areas, selling more products etc

expand (verb)

to make a business, organization, or activity do this

expansion (noun)

the process of making a business, organization, or activity grow by including more people, moving into new areas, selling more products etc

fixed asset (noun)

something a company owns and uses but does not sell, for example machines, buildings, or land

forge (verb)

to develop a successful relationship, especially in business or politics, with another country, organization, or person

freelance (verb)

to sell your work or services to many different companies

globalise ()

a British spelling of globalize

globalize (verb)

economics to make a business begin operating all over the world

glocalization (noun)

the process of changing products or services that are sold all over the world to suit people in different local markets

goodwill (noun)

business the good reputation and good relationships that a company has with its customers, and how much these are worth if the company is sold

grow (verb)

to make a business or the economy grow

intangible asset (noun)

something that a company has, such as the good opinion of its customers, that has value to the company although its worth cannot be measured exactly

intellectual assets (noun)

the knowledge, experience, and skills that employees have, that an organization can use for its benefit

intracompany (adjective)

within the same company, or between people from or parts of the same company

lend your name to something ()

if someone, especially a famous person, lends their name to an organization or business, they publicly support it and allow their name to be connected with it

localisation (noun)

a British spelling of localization

localization (noun)

the process of carrying out an activity only in a particular area of the world, or the process of changing it to make it suitable for a particular area of the world

monopolise ()

a British spelling of monopolize

monopolize (verb)

if a company monopolizes a particular business activity, it controls that activity by preventing other companies from being involved in it

move into ()

to start living or operating a business in a place

negotiate (verb)

to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation

network (verb)

to meet and talk to people in order to receive or give information, especially about business opportunities

office (noun)

used or done in offices

office hours (noun)

the times when a business or other organization is open during the day

open (verb)

if a shop, public building etc opens at a particular time, or if someone opens it, it regularly becomes available for people to visit or use at that time

opening (noun)

times when shops and businesses are open

opening hours (noun)

British the hours that a shop, business etc is open

operate (verb)

if an organization or company operates, it does its work

operate (verb)

to run a company or organization

out of hours ()

before or after the time when a place such as an office is usually open

process (verb)

to deal with a document officially so that something can happen

re-form (verb)

if an organization, business, or group re-forms, or if someone re-forms it, it starts to work or exist again

rescue (verb)

to prevent a business, project etc from failing

run down (British)

British if a business or organization runs down, or if someone runs it down, it gradually becomes smaller

rush through ()

to deal with official or legal business more quickly than usual

see (verb)

to have a business or professional meeting with someone

stocktaking (noun)

British an occasion when you count a business’s goods and calculate how many more are needed

streamline (verb)

to improve a business, organization, process etc by making it more modern or simple

strengthen (verb)

to make an organization, business, army etc more powerful, successful, or effective

throw good money after bad ()

to continue spending money on something such as a business or a project that is going to fail

touch (verb)

to deal with or accept someone

trade (verb)

to operate as a business

transact (verb)

formal to do a business deal with another person or company

transplant (verb)

to move a business, shop, or person to a different place

under licence ()

if a product is made or sold under licence, it is made or sold with the permission of the company that usually makes it

wheel and deal ()

to use clever or slightly dishonest methods to get advantages from a lot of situations, especially in business or politics