- show´-busi´ness
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the industry or world of entertainment or of professional entertainers: »
There's no business like show business (Irving Berlin).
–show´-busi´ness, adjective.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
show´-busi´ness
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show business — show′ busi ness n. sbz the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
showbusiness — show|busi|ness sb. (fk.) … Dansk ordbog
Showbusiness — Show|busi|ness [ ʃo:bɪznɪs], das; : Bereich der Unterhaltungsindustrie, der Shows, öffentliche Darbietungen, die Musikindustrie u. a. umfasst: im Showbusiness tätig sein, sein Geld verdienen. * * * Show|bu|si|ness 〈 [ ʃoʊbıznıs] n.; ; unz.〉 =… … Universal-Lexikon
Showbusiness — Show|busi|ness [...biznis] das; <aus gleichbed. engl. show business>: a) Schaugeschäft; b) Vergnügungs , Unterhaltungsbranche … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Showbusiness — Show·busi·ness [ ʃoːbɪznɪs] das; ; nur Sg, Kollekt; alle Betriebe, Arbeiten, Aktivitäten, Menschen usw, die mit der Produktion von Unterhaltungssendungen und veranstaltungen o.Ä. zu tun haben <im Showbusiness sein, arbeiten> … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Showbusiness — Show|busi|ness [ ʃo:bɪznɪs ], das; <englisch »Schaugeschäft«> (Unterhaltungsindustrie) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
item — n 1. a current (sexual) relationship, a cou ple. An Americanism of the 1970s which became widespread in the 1980s in expressions such as they re an item . This use of the word began as journalese or jargon of the sort practised by Variety… … Contemporary slang
business — busi|ness W1S1 [ˈbıznıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying or selling goods or services)¦ 2¦(company)¦ 3¦(how much work a company has)¦ 4¦(for your job)¦ 5¦(what someone should be involved in)¦ 6¦(things to be dealt with)¦ 7¦(matter)¦ 8 be in business 9 (go)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
business — busi‧ness [ˈbɪzns] noun COMMERCE 1. [uncountable] the production, buying, and selling of goods or services for profit: • Students on the course learn about all aspects of business. • We are in business to create profit. • The company says it… … Financial and business terms
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
