"biashara" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-biashara.flac Forms: biashara class IX [canonical], biashara class X [plural]
Etymology: Compound of Arabic بَاعَ (bāʕa, “to sell”) + Arabic شَرَى (šarā, “to buy”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sw|بَاعَ<lang:ar><t:to sell>|شَرَى<lang:ar><t:to buy>}} Compound of Arabic بَاعَ (bāʕa, “to sell”) + Arabic شَرَى (šarā, “to buy”), {{root|sw|ar|ب ي ع|ش ر ي}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} biashara class IX (plural biashara class X)
  1. business, trade, commerce Derived forms: kibiashara
    Sense id: en-biashara-sw-noun-Jx5UC9-4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Business, Economics
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