"businesslike" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more businesslike [comparative], most businesslike [superlative]
Etymology: business + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|business|like}} business + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} businesslike (comparative more businesslike, superlative most businesslike)
  1. Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson. Translations (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business): negociós (Catalan), zakelijk (Dutch), negoca (Esperanto), afereca (Esperanto), geschäftsmäßig (German), 사무적 (samujeok) (Korean), 업무적 (eommujeok) (Korean), veikalniecisks (Latvian), biznesowy (Polish), делово́й (delovój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-businesslike-en-adj-~gY0hq-R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business': 95 5
  2. Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic. Synonyms (earnest, practical and undistracted): earnest, focused, matter-of-fact Translations (earnest, practical and undistracted): zakelijk (Dutch), afereca (Esperanto), sachbezogen (German), 사무적 (samujeok) (Korean), делово́й (delovój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-businesslike-en-adj-VsVdrjA9 Disambiguation of 'earnest, practical and undistracted': 23 77 Disambiguation of 'earnest, practical and undistracted': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: business-like Derived forms: businesslikely, businesslikeness

Alternative forms

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