"in the business of" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the business of, {{en-PP}} in the business of
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, business, of.
    Sense id: en-in_the_business_of-en-prep_phrase-BOZ0IP5A
  2. (idiomatic) dealing heavily in or intimately involved with (a practice, behavior, etc.) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_the_business_of-en-prep_phrase-hA4nPIGo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

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