Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bad business

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: bad busi-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, business.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It's bad business to disregard clients' opinions."

Etymology

From bad + business.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

bad news

Questions

What does bad business mean?: Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).
Where does bad business come from?: From bad + business.

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