"businesslike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more businesslike [comparative], most businesslike [superlative]
Etymology: From business + -like. Etymology templates: {{af|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 Disambiguation of 'methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business': 98 2
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'earnest, practical and undistracted': 8 92 Disambiguation of 'earnest, practical and undistracted': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: business-like Derived forms: businesslikely, businesslikeness, unbusinesslike

Alternative forms

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