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The players wanted more money, higher salary caps and they didn't have that family relationship we felt with the players. Mentally, the players were more businesslike.
Guy Lafleur

Meaning of "businesslike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSINESSLIKE

businesslike  [ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSINESSLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Businesslike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BUSINESSLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of businesslike in the English dictionary

The definition of businesslike in the dictionary is efficient and methodical. Other definition of businesslike is earnest or severe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUSINESSLIKE


boxlike
ˈbɒksˌlaɪk
forceps-like
ˈfɔːsɪpsˌlaɪk
foxlike
ˈfɒksˌlaɪk
fungus-like
ˈfʌŋɡəsˌlaɪk
furnace-like
ˈfɜːnɪsˌlaɪk
glasslike
ˈɡlɑːsˌlaɪk
grasslike
ˈɡrɑːsˌlaɪk
harness-like
ˈhɑːnɪsˌlaɪk
icelike
ˈaɪsˌlaɪk
lacelike
ˈleɪsˌlaɪk
mouselike
ˈmaʊsˌlaɪk
princelike
ˈprɪnsˌlaɪk
purselike
ˈpɜːsˌlaɪk
Tardis-like
ˈtɑːdɪsˌlaɪk
trancelike
ˈtrɑːnsˌlaɪk
trellis-like
ˈtrɛlɪsˌlaɪk
vicelike
ˈvaɪsˌlaɪk
virus-like
ˈvaɪərəsˌlaɪk
viselike
ˈvaɪsˌlaɪk
waxlike
ˈwæksˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSINESSLIKE

business expense
business hours
business lunch
business manager
business park
business plan
business process re-engineering
business reply service
business school
business studies
business suit
business trip
business women
business-accounting
businessman
businessmen
businesspeople
businessperson
businesswoman
businessy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSINESSLIKE

alike
asslike
canvaslike
childlike
dislike
feel like
fortresslike
human-like
like
like-for-like
mislike
mosslike
puslike
pusslike
sinuslike
sunlike
the like
there´s nothing like
unbusinesslike
unlike

Synonyms and antonyms of businesslike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BUSINESSLIKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «businesslike» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of businesslike

Translation of «businesslike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSINESSLIKE

Find out the translation of businesslike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of businesslike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «businesslike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高效的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

serio
570 millions of speakers

English

businesslike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

businesslike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

деловой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prático
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাজের মতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

efficace
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perniagaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschäftsmäßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

能率的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사무적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bisnis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có khả năng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வியாபார
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यवसायपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ciddi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pragmatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprawny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діловий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oamenilor de afaceri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεθοδικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saaklik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affärs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

business
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of businesslike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSINESSLIKE»

The term «businesslike» is regularly used and occupies the 103.042 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSINESSLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about businesslike

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QUOTES WITH «BUSINESSLIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word businesslike.
1
Guy Lafleur
The players wanted more money, higher salary caps and they didn't have that family relationship we felt with the players. Mentally, the players were more businesslike.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSINESSLIKE»

Discover the use of businesslike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to businesslike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Family Child Care Contracts And Policies: How to Be ...
A complete guide to creating professional contracts, policies, and relationships in a family child care environment.
Tom Copeland, Deloris Friske, Beth Mork, 2006
2
Igniting Your True Purpose and Passion: A Businesslike Guide ...
The book urges you to make it your business to ignite your true purpose and passion while seizing the opportunity to become an entrepreneur of your own existence.
Robert Michael Fried, 2011
3
Sunrise in Fiji
Their managers aren't "businesslike"; 2. They need "better people"; 3. Their objectives and results are "intangible." The popular view is that the service institution will perform if only it is managed in a "businesslike" manner. Chambers of ...
Chaman Lal Nahal, 1988
4
Green Planning: An Institutional Analysis of Regional ...
Therefore, we cannot call the VROM accounts a businesslike technique in accordance with New Public Management. The Ministry of LNV is looking for a closer cooperation with the region too. The regional offices (Regionale Directies) of the ...
Frans Padt, 2007
5
American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-dealers, Legal ...
These four mind-sets sometimes function in harmony, especially the first two and the last two. For instance, the legalistic and the businesslike approaches both emphasize rational argumentation and are open to compromises and trade-offs,  ...
‎2010
6
The Engineers and the Price System
avoidable so long as industry is managed by businesslike methods and for businesslike ends. These ordinary lines of waste and obstruction are necessarily (and blamelessly) included in the businesslike conduct of production. They are many ...
Thorstein Veblen, 2006
7
A Guide to Reinsurance Law
The first proviso: the reinsured has acted honestly and has taken all proper and businesslike steps A settlement made by ... presumed to be both honest and businesslike and if either element is challenged by the rein- surer, the onus of proof is ...
Robert Merkin, 2013
8
Strategic Management For The Public Services
The businesslike strategic management model A national survey of strategic planning in state governments in the USA was carried out in 1992 (Berry and Wechsler 1995). A majority of the respondents said that strategic planning was used in ...
Joyce, Paul, 1999
9
Buffettology
5. What. Is. Businesslike. Investing? What does “Investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike” mean? It means that one stops thinking of the stock market as an end unto itself and begins thinking about the economics of ownership ...
Mary Buffett, David Clark, 1999
10
Towards Financial Self-reliance: A Handbook of Approaches to ...
Most people who are asked to define 'businesslike' would produce words like ' efficient', 'hard-working', 'professional', and 'competent'. In discussing how CSOs can operate like businesses, it is necessary to think about business behaviour ...
Richard Holloway, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSINESSLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term businesslike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Three (and only three) worth-the-drive places to eat in Duluth and …
So, we like World's Best Donuts in Grand Marais because they opened in 1969 under the practical, modest, businesslike name Donut Shop. «City Pages, Jul 15»
2
Dillian Whyte lifts lid on life as a sparring partner for heavyweight …
"Wladimir is more businesslike in his training camp. A lot of guys don't like getting too close to their sparring partners because they find it hard ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
3
Summer league returns to Salt Lake City
Rivers said he prefers Orlando as more of a businesslike setting. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) · Share on Facebook (Opens ... «NBA.com, Jul 15»
4
Manic Monday delivers again
From the ladies, there were plenty of businesslike results with Serena, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska all ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»
5
Wanna spice up your commute? The new Audi S3 is packed with …
The A3 is simple and businesslike, and the bits of chrome and aluminum look cool on the air vents. The back seats don't have much legroom, ... «WTOP, Jul 15»
6
Charities and their donors should be more businesslike
The government has finally pulled the plug on Kids Company — or more specifically, on its charismatic head Camila Batmanghelidjh, who has ... «The Times, Jul 15»
7
Hugh Roberts
The local FSA officers are brave and businesslike, but there is no sense that the FSA is operating like a real army with a plan of campaign. Several of Littell's ... «London Review of Books, Jul 15»
8
Alfred Hitchcock: mysteries of the master of suspense
So Hitch became businesslike. He married a shrewd woman in filmmaking, Alma Reville, and kept all her good advice for himself. He became a ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 'Most of the poets were on something, but …
... from the informality of friends to something much more businesslike, as the two men established their respective careers. Ferlinghetti demurs. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
A nation of underdogs: The will to win and overcome is in America's …
At 11, I delivered newspapers with a businesslike intensity. At 14, I bagged groceries, bused tables and did odd jobs for the city, like painting ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

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