Bussiness or business?
Did you mean business? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
bussiness
Correct
business
Correct spelling: business. Misspelling: bussiness.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Think "busy-ness": the Y turns into an I, giving bus-I-ness.
Why people write “bussiness”
The misspelling “bussiness” is only one letter off: it doubles the S, which business spells with just one.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make business automatic.
What does “business” mean?
business noun
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
“he bought his brother's business”
Synonyms:concern
- the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
“computers are now widely used in business”
Synonyms:
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
“he's not in my line of business”
Synonyms:occupationjobline
- a rightful concern or responsibility
“it's none of your business”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Business” in a sentence
- She runs a small business from home.
- He bought his brother's business.
- Computers are now widely used in business.
- He's not in my line of business.
Is “business” a playable word?
10 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“bussiness” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BUSINESS.