bad business
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Meaning · English
An unprofitable or unsuccessful venture
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Doanh nghiệp không có lợi hoặc không thành công
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: unfavorable commercial activity
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Investing in that company was bad business
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bad business” mean?
An unprofitable or unsuccessful venture Literally: unfavorable commercial activity
Is “bad business” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.