"business model" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: business models [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} business model (plural business models)
  1. The particular way in which a business ensures that it generates income, one that includes the choice of offerings, strategies, infrastructure, organizational structures, trading practices, and operational processes and policies. Categories (topical): Business Translations (way in which a business ensures it generates income): բիզնես մոդել (english: biznes model) (Armenian), 商業模式 (Chinese Mandarin), 商业模式 (shāngyè móshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 經營模式 (Chinese Mandarin), 经营模式 (jīngyíng móshì) (Chinese Mandarin), bedrijfsmodel [neuter] (Dutch), zakenmodel [neuter] (Dutch), verdienmodel [neuter] (Dutch), liiketoimintamalli (Finnish), ბიზნესმოდელი (biznesmodeli) (Georgian), Geschäftsmodell [neuter] (German), model biznesowy [masculine] (Polish), modelo de negócios [masculine] (Portuguese), affärsmodell [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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