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business 1. an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services 2. a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory 3. commercial activity; dealings (esp in the phrase do business) 4. volume or quantity of commercial activity 5. commercial policy or procedure 6. Theatre an incidental action, such as lighting a pipe, performed by an actor for dramatic effect 7. a group of ferrets How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But housing advocates are questioning whether it is appropriate for a for-profit developer to make charity mandatory--particularly since it adds to the overall cost of a home and the developer operates the charity. MOST DISCUSSIONS ON the rise of for-profit colleges begin and end with an arbitrary moral judgment that there's something inherently wrong with for-profit colleges, or an unfounded assertion that these institutions offer inferior academic programs. The comparisons were adjusted to account for the financial resources available and higher educational levels of staff in the non-profits; the for-profit programs still came out poor in quality. |
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