bizbiz /bɪz/ noun [singular] 
the music biz → showbiz
WORD ORIGINbiz
Origin:
1800-1900 businessEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Ms. Francis reports on the music biz for the magazine.
- Agents, these days, they look like corporation men but Herrick was more show biz than Coco the Clown.
- Called biz / ed, the new service can be found on the Internet, and reached via your computer and modem.
- It looks the biz in its racy colours, with go-faster body kit, spoilers and 15in alloys.
- Rather, it serves as an eminently readable reference book for those considering a life in food biz.
- She had come closer than anyone in the biz, had looked inside of him and seen stuff worth redeeming.
- Show biz happens to be the biggest, of course.
- The answer probably lies in the complex maze of hype, distribution and luck which makes up today's rock biz.
- We in the news biz often speculate on the potency of your influence.
WORD SETS
absolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the music bizCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
informal a particular type of business, especially one relating to entertainment: the music biz· Where else but on the Net could you succeed in show biz without really trying?
NOUN· The music biz would rather manufacture acts than nurture artists.· They have a music biz ring through their noses: the last rock band.· As a result, people can now place online, much to the anguish of the music biz.
the music biz → showbiz