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• businessperson — busi|ness|per|son [ bıznəs,pɜrsn ] (plural busi|ness|peo|ple [ bıznəs,pipl ] ) noun count someone who works in business, especially a manager: high powered businesspeople …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• businessperson — busi•ness•per•son [[t]ˈbɪz nɪsˌpɜr sən[/t]] n. bus a person regularly employed in business • Etymology: 1970–75, amer. usage: See person …   From formal English to slang

• businessperson — busi‧ness‧per‧son [ˈbɪznsˌpɜːsn ǁ ˌpɜːr ] noun businesspeople PLURALFORM [ ˌpiːpl] [countable usually plural] JOBS a businessman or businesswoman: • The hotel is owned by a group of Japanese businesspeople. * * * businessperson UK US (also… …   Financial and business terms

• deduction — de·duc·tion n 1: an amount allowed by tax laws to be subtracted from income in order to decrease the amount of income tax due see also internal revenue code in the important laws section compare credit, ex …   Law dictionary

• expense — ex·pense 1 n: financial burden or outlay; specif: an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period busi·ness expense: an expense made in furtherance of one s business esp. as part of the cost of operating a business in… …   Law dictionary

• 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