BUSINESS Synonyms: 96 Synonyms & Antonyms for BUSINESS

The word “corporation” derives from the Latin corpus, meaning body, and the Maurya Empire in Iron-Age India accorded legal rights to business entities. “Going public” through a process known as an initial public offering means that part of the business will be owned by members of the public. This requires the organization as a distinct entity, to disclose information to the public, and adhering to a tighter set of laws and procedures. In recent decades, states modeled some of their assets and enterprises after business enterprises. In 2003, for example, China modeled 80% of its state-owned enterprises on a company-type management system.

Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labour and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation. Transportation businesses such as railways, airlines, and shipping companies deliver goods and individuals to their destinations for a fee. …