Usage Note
Business is a borrowed English term used in French to refer to commercial activity or enterprise, often carrying a slightly glamorous or modern connotation. It is always masculine. The more formal French equivalent is affaires, and faire du business means 'to do business' in an informal, hustle-oriented sense.
Examples
"Il est dans le business depuis dix ans."
Natural Translation
He has been in business for ten years.
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