Business
Business noun - A region of activity, knowledge, or influence.
Usage example: if you want a medical malpractice lawyer, he's the best in the business
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| legitimate | legitimate business | legitimate racket |
| dirty | dirty business | dirty racket |
| small | small business | small racket |
| actual | actual business | actual racket |
| Other adjectives: entire, successful, large, huge, little, main, illegal, criminal, new, bloody, underground, international, local, commercial. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In-game, when you die after having taken over a business but not the racket in the back, you will find that the business still counts as under enemy control and is still defended by them.
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Mass Effect 2 has Purgatory, a prison-ship run by mercenaries that is half legitimate business and half protection racket.
Source: The Alcatraz -
A less comical example is a form of extortion racket where the business presenting the bill is crooked and has enough "legitimacy" or connections to get away with it.
Source: Shockingly Expensive Bill
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