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biz

American  
[biz] / bɪz /

noun

Informal.
  1. business.

    How's the used car biz these days? Her brother's in show biz.


biz 1 British  
/ bɪz /

noun

  1. informal short for business

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 19791986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998200020032005, 2006200720092012

biz 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. a business

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 19791986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998200020032005, 2006200720092012

Etymology

Origin of biz

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; by shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

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That’s how RSA came to subsidize my stay at Mobile’s Battle House Hotela stunning “property,” as they say in the hospitality biz.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The result: alienation of loyal customersmounting competitive pressuresand a biz in clear decline,” he wrote.

From Barron's

It’s also the worst kept secret in the biz—because of time constraintsproducers often create a fake house-hunt built around a purchase that has already happened.

From The Wall Street Journal

Besidesas they say in the fitness bizthe results speak for themselves.

From Salon

Nowhe’s stepping into the turbulentyou-have-to-laugh-to-keep-from-crying experience of being in the newspaper biz.

From Los Angeles Times

[vey-dee mee-kuhm]

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