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LINE OF BUSINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A particular kind of commercial enterprise
Example:
they are outstanding in their field
Synonyms:
field; field of operation; line of business
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("line of business" is a kind of...):
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A particular kind of product or merchandise
Example:
a nice line of shoes
Synonyms:
business line; line; line of business; line of merchandise; line of products; product line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("line of business" is a kind of...):
merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)
Meronyms (parts of "line of business"):
top of the line (the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "line of business"):
sideline (an auxiliary line of merchandise)
