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English term or phrase:
businessly
English answer:
not a word!
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mockingbird (X)
May 13, 2005 09:50
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Does the word 'businessly' exist? can i use it in the context below as an advertb?
Meanwhile, in separate occasion, the vice president of PT Bosowa Group Erwin Aksa, affirmed that the Vice President Jusuf Kalla businessly was not related to the ownership of PT Semen Bosowa Maros. “We do have a familial relationship, but businessly there is no any relation at all,” Erwin said in Jakarta yesterday (12/5).
Meanwhile, in separate occasion, the vice president of PT Bosowa Group Erwin Aksa, affirmed that the Vice President Jusuf Kalla businessly was not related to the ownership of PT Semen Bosowa Maros. “We do have a familial relationship, but businessly there is no any relation at all,” Erwin said in Jakarta yesterday (12/5).
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5 +19 | not a word! | Angela Dickson (X) |
4 +3 | in terms of business, there is no relation at all // there is no professional relation at all | Mikhail Kropotov |
4 +3 | had no business links to / businesswise | Nick Lingris |
4 +2 | commercially | Charlie Bavington |
5 | in business | David Moore (X) |
4 | we may have a family relationship but no business relations at all | CMJ_Trans (X) |
2 +2 | had no commercial ties with | Jonathan MacKerron |
4 | see explanation | Arcoiris |
3 | technically | Balasubramaniam L. |
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not a word!
Sorry, that's definitely not a word - you didn't ask for alternatives, but 'on a business level' is possible, as is 'we do not have a business relationship'.
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Balasubramaniam L.
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awilliams
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Aisha Maniar
26 mins
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agree |
Craig Meulen
31 mins
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agree |
Daphne Theodoraki
38 mins
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agree |
cmwilliams (X)
40 mins
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npis
: Haven't seen it used as such, looks and sounds very awkward the way the asker used it.
46 mins
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agree |
Henrique Serra
1 hr
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pike
1 hr
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Robert Donahue (X)
: I beg to differ though, is it in fact a word. You just can't use it and hope to be taken seriously. That said, I found 306 references to it. Tongue in cheek I hope. :-)
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OK, OK, for 'word' read 'English word'. It is a word in the sense of 'string of orthographic characters/phonemes with space either side' but not in the sense of 'a sequence of sounds an English speaker would produce'...
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Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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agree |
tappi_k
2 hrs
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agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
2 hrs
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RHELLER
: have never heard of it!
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agree |
Francina
4 hrs
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agree |
conejo
: You could say "but there is no business relationship at all"
4 hrs
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agree |
airmailrpl
: -
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Can Altinbay
: I guess it would depend on your definition of "word", Robert. I looks like one, but it ain't a proper one. Angela's secon suggestion and conejo's.
10 hrs
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Alexandra Tussing
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Well, this is the safest answer i can choose, thanks for all answerers who have tried to help"
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1 min
commercially
Commercially just to replace you word with the correct one and leave the rest unchanged;
but probably better to say "there is no business relationship whatsoever" or similar.
but probably better to say "there is no business relationship whatsoever" or similar.
Peer comment(s):
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Balasubramaniam L.
: Your second option is agreeable to me, but the first, well...
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actually I only just notided the horror of "no any relation", I read it as "no relation". But I'd say "business relationship" anyway, so.... :-)
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Aisha Maniar
: agree with Balasubramaniam that your second option is better and clearer; the first one's OK too :-)
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thanks
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Can Altinbay
: Commercially doesn't fit here at all. The second suggestion is good.
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+3
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in terms of business, there is no relation at all // there is no professional relation at all
Businessly is not a word, sorry.
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-13 09:52:51 GMT)
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\'Businesslike\' is a word but it describes someone who behaves like a businessman/woman.
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-13 09:53:24 GMT)
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\"Business relationship\" is also a good option
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-13 09:52:51 GMT)
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\'Businesslike\' is a word but it describes someone who behaves like a businessman/woman.
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-13 09:53:24 GMT)
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\"Business relationship\" is also a good option
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Balasubramaniam L.
: Business relationship is good.
15 mins
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Arcoiris
: Wow! my PC must be very slow this morning. the question just appeared for me, I posted my answer and then I see millions before me ;)
35 mins
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Can Altinbay
: I like your second suggestion, as well as the one in the notes.
10 hrs
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in business
is the simplest way to handle it:
"...but in business there is no relationship at all."
Or:
"...but there is no business relationship at all" is even shorter.
But "businessly" is definitely NOT a word...
"...but in business there is no relationship at all."
Or:
"...but there is no business relationship at all" is even shorter.
But "businessly" is definitely NOT a word...
5 mins
we may have a family relationship but no business relations at all
sic
+2
9 mins
had no commercial ties with
give "businessly" the old heave-ho
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Balasubramaniam L.
: I will give you a hand in doing it.
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thank you kind sir
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Can Altinbay
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see explanation
Businessly is not an English word. In the first part of your sentence you don't even need it, as you can phrase it simply as follows:
"The vice president was not related to the ownership ..."
(ownership of a comercial enterprise already implies some sort of business)
In the second part you could say:
"We have a familial relationship, but no business relation at all"
"The vice president was not related to the ownership ..."
(ownership of a comercial enterprise already implies some sort of business)
In the second part you could say:
"We have a familial relationship, but no business relation at all"
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RHELLER
: angie gave this response earlier and relation is not the same as relationship
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+3
1 hr
had no business links to / businesswise
Meanwhile, on a separate occasion, the vice president of PT Bosowa Group Erwin Aksa affirmed that the Vice President Jusuf Kalla had no business links with/to PT Semen Bosowa Maros. “We do have a family relationship, but businesswise there is no relation at all,” Erwin said in Jakarta yesterday (12/5).
In the above slightly amended version, I recommend one formal expression (have business links with/to) as well as a more informal one (businesswise) that may be appropriate for the quotation.
In the above slightly amended version, I recommend one formal expression (have business links with/to) as well as a more informal one (businesswise) that may be appropriate for the quotation.
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Balasubramaniam L.
: Nicely put, though it borders on spoon-feeding....//You always have the last laugh!
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I learn from the best (see: on the heels of)... // Yes, and I have a rather questionable track record in that respect.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
: "Businesswise" would fit. Just woke up and ready for today! :-)
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Mikhail Kropotov
: "Businesswise" is colloquial and wrong if you go by grammar books
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Businesswise (an adverb) is definitely informal, but also definitely correct if used in the right place, as in the statement above. See this study: http://www.uni-siegen.de/~engspra/Papers/Morphology/DaltPlag...
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Robert Donahue (X)
: Actually, I think "businesswise" would work just fine here. It's from a quotation after all.
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A big thanks to the native speaker.
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Can Altinbay
: Sorry, I can't agree with Robert here. People may say it, but it would not be proper.//I don't even think it's a word (try a dictionary before deciding). ---wise is a construction you should avoid in general, it's clunky.//Whatever. It's still clunky.
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If people say it, it will end up in the dictionaries eventually, improper or not. There are six hits for business-wise in http://news.bbc.co.uk/, and here is Larry King: http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/08/trump.tran...
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Charlie Bavington
: to us UK reactionaries, any -wise construction (apart from clockwise!) smacks of USA MBA-speak and as such is to be avoided, plaguewise, should another solution exist, constructionwise :-)
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That's relentless wisecracking :-)))
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technically
businessly is definitely out.
"Technically" is not a better alternative, but since all the better ones have already been suggested by others, I am bringing this in as no one else has (so far) thought of it. It might just serve your purpose, although I admit, it is rather weak when compared to the other suggestions.
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If you accept this, the second \"businessly\" would have to be replaced by something like \"as regards to business\" or \"as far as business is concerned\" or something like that.
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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-05-13 16:12:27 GMT)
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Hi Rita,
This is the meaning of technical that applies here:
5. legally such; such in strict interpretation (eg., technical assault, lost on a techincal point).
This is the fifth meaning listed for technical in Concise Oxford Dictionary, edition, 1990. If you have a larger dictionary, it will give you more detailed meaning for technical in this sense.
Technical in this sense has nothing to do with machines and mechanics, as you probably thought, but more to the legal aspect of it.
"Technically" is not a better alternative, but since all the better ones have already been suggested by others, I am bringing this in as no one else has (so far) thought of it. It might just serve your purpose, although I admit, it is rather weak when compared to the other suggestions.
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-05-13 10:10:26 GMT)
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If you accept this, the second \"businessly\" would have to be replaced by something like \"as regards to business\" or \"as far as business is concerned\" or something like that.
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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-05-13 16:12:27 GMT)
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Hi Rita,
This is the meaning of technical that applies here:
5. legally such; such in strict interpretation (eg., technical assault, lost on a techincal point).
This is the fifth meaning listed for technical in Concise Oxford Dictionary, edition, 1990. If you have a larger dictionary, it will give you more detailed meaning for technical in this sense.
Technical in this sense has nothing to do with machines and mechanics, as you probably thought, but more to the legal aspect of it.
Peer comment(s):
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RHELLER
: what does technically have to do with business?/sorry, but it still does not work because it needs to be a word which contrasts with family
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Please see the comment I have added to my answer...//All I can say is that I don't consider it to be the best alternative myself, and only suggested it as an "also ran" type.
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Can Altinbay
: Sorry, the context doesn't justify that definition. I don't want to discourage probing, though, please don't misunderstand.
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Thanks.
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