conduct a business

conduct Verb

— If you conduct music, you stand in front of the musicians and show them how to sing or play. — ; The way you conduct yourself is the way you act or treat others. I hope the children will be able to conduct themselve well at the party. — If something conducts energy, it lets the energy move through or along it. Glass is a good insulator because it will not conduct electricity. — If you conduct somebody or a tour, you show people around a place. Please conduct him to the waiting room.

conduct Noun

— A person's conduct is the way they act or treat others. Killing a person, for any reason, is a criminal act and such conduct must not be allowed. This teacher clearly broke the schools rules for professional conduct.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

business Noun

— Business is the buying and selling of things or services. I am in the business of catching fish and selling them. The tax changes will be hard for small business. It's difficult to learn good business practices on your own. The company is a leader in the banking business. — A business is a group that does business; a company. Many businesses use computers. Darren became half owner of the family business. He was a silent partner in the printing business. It was the perfect place for a start-up business. — Business is the things that you have to do. They went on with business as usual. We have one more piece of unfinished business to look at before we leave.