English Explanatory Dictionary

biz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Business, especially showbusiness.

Pronunciation

/bɪz/ En-au-biz.ogg

Word forms

biz bizzes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *bisīg Old English bisiġ Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English bisiġnes Middle English bisynes English businessclip. English biz Clipping of business.

Related words

showbiz

Derived words

bizbabble bizjet bizness bizspeak bizzo e-biz
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