Biz
/bɪz/
nounBeginner📊CommonBusiness
1 meaning1 question
Definitions
1
Business activities; commercial affairs.
/bɪz/
nounneutralBeginner
Business
Informal term for business
Biz is booming this quarter.
💡 Simply: Work or business.
More Examples
2
The construction biz is tough.
How It's Used
Informal Conversation
"How's biz going?"
Shortened form of "business."
Emerged as a colloquial shortening of 'business' in the early 20th century.
Memory tip
Think 'busy' – biz is all about being busy with work.
Word Origin
LanguageEnglish
Original meaning
"Shortening of 'business'"
good bizbad bizdo biz
Common misspellings
bizzbis
Practice
Usage
70%Spoken
30%Written