that which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.-any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.-financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.-that which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.-affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.-the position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.-care; anxiety; diligence.