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the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
business
Noun
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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.
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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.
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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.
interests
noun
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The persons interested in any particular business or cause, taken collectively.