- stage business
- noun Date: 1825 business 6
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stage business
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stage business — stage′ busi ness n. sbz business 10) • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
stage business — business (def. 10). [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
stage business — noun incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect his business with the cane was hilarious • Syn: ↑business, ↑byplay • Hypernyms: ↑acting, ↑playing, ↑playacting, ↑performing … Useful english dictionary
business — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, acting, action, activeness, activism, activity, affair, aktiebolag, allegiance, area, art, assigned task, attempt, balance of trade, big business, body corporate, bounden duty, buffoonery, burden,… … Moby Thesaurus
business — /ˈbɪznəs / (say biznuhs) noun 1. one s occupation, profession, or trade. 2. Economics the sale of goods and services for the purpose of making a profit. 3. Commerce a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in business; an established or… …
business — /biz nis/, n. 1. an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. 2. the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. 3. a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service;… … Universalium
Stage kiss — They embrace in the stage directions of a play script before the turn of the century was seldom realized in production as a kiss on the lips. Only with the more relaxed interactions between unmarried men and women after World War I did the… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
stage presence — Synonyms and related words: acting, buffoonery, business, characterization, gag, ham, hammy acting, hoke, hokum, impersonation, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, mummery, overacting, pantomiming, patter, performance, performing, personation,… … Moby Thesaurus
business — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bisynesse, from bisy busy + nesse ness Date: 14th century 1. archaic purposeful activity ; busyness 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
business — busi•ness [[t]ˈbɪz nɪs[/t]] n. 1) bus an occupation, profession, or trade 2) bus the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit 3) bus a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service 4) bus… … From formal English to slang
