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c application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. The fishermen can't employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea. Addison.

A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property; as, an assessment of property or an assessment on property.

Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. Addison.

assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b) pl.…

tial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. [Obs.]

A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.

To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.

A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.

, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business. According to the fair play of the world, Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. Shak.

dit. -- Audit house, Audit room, an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.

ractice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business. They auspicate all their proceedings. Burke.

The business of keeping a baby farm.

One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.

. -- Balance sheet (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken. -- Balance thermometer, a thermometer mounted as a balance so that the movement of the mercurial…

A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital. [Obs.] Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be master of his own money. Bacon.

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

The business of a bank or of a banker. Banking house, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.

llection of persons or things of the same kind; as, a batch of letters; the next batch of business. "A new batch of Lords." Lady M. W. Montagu.

One who makes it his business to ask alms.