The Clue
Commerce, in general (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BUSINESS
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Notes
The answer BUSINESS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
BUSINESS as a noun:
1. (business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation) = a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
2. (commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business) = the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
3. (business, business sector) = business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
4. the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
5. a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
6. (occupation, business, job, line of work, line) = the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
7. an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"
8. (business, stage business, byplay) = incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
9. (clientele, patronage, business) = customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"