Definition of "businesses" []

• Plural form of business. (noun)

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• "The Financial Supervisory Commission yesterday called on banks to refrain from tightening loans to businesses following the implementation of a new accounting rule that could affect businesses＊ balance sheets."
• "I do appreciate that the health insurance mandate applies to everyone and not just to those that choose to go into certain businesses, but the oft repeated statement that there has never been a mandate from the Federal Government to purchase services or goods from private businesses is simply wrong."
• "He calculates that small mom-and-pops, which he defines as businesses with fewer than 10 employees, account for nearly 80 percent of employer firms in the U.S., but only about 11 percent of the jobs."