That which busies one, or that which engages the time,
attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest,
whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular
occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.

Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for
livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.

Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in
general; mercantile transactions.

That which one has to do or should do; special service,
duty, or mission.

Affair; concern; matter; – used in an indefinite sense,
and modified by the connected words.

The position, distribution, and order of persons and
properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage
manager in rehearsal.

Care; anxiety; diligence.