agribusiness
Business connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or…Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
» Overseas food exports are one of the mainstays of agribusiness.
Экспорт еды за границу - одна из опор сельскохозяйственного сектора.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
Near-synonym: agroindustry
Agribusiness, Agrobusiness
агроби́знесagrobíznes
(countable)A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
- a large-scale farming enterprise
Examples
2 sentencesOverseas food exports are one of the mainstays of agribusiness.
ruЭкспорт еды за границу - одна из опор сельскохозяйственного сектора.
She plans to launch an agribusiness once she is done with her studies.
Translations
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Origin
From agri- + business, or a blend of agriculture + business, coined by American academic aFrom agri- + business, or a blend of agriculture + business, coined by American academic and diplomat John Herbert Davis (1904–1988).
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Forms
plural: agribusinessesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a large-scale farming enterprise:agriculturefactory farm
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable