The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2 Arthur Griffiths. In the meantime, by the fact of absconding he was in contempt of court. The Quality of Mercy W. D. Howells. I am much surprised at his absconding, as he had nothing but a spade to go off with.
A business (also known as an enterprise, a company, or a firm) is an organizational entity and legal entity made up of an association of people, be they natural, legal, or a mixture of both who share a common purpose and unite in order to focus their various talents and organize their collectively available skills or resources to achieve specific declared goals and are involved in the provision of goods and services to consumers.
A business enterprise is any type of operation that is involved in providing goods or services with the anticipated outcome of earning a profit. Its broad nature allows the term to be applied to any type of company or firm that is geared toward generating revenue by selling products of any type.