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A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the crédit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed.

One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor. Creditors have better memories than debtors. Franklin.

An officer in the Court of Chancery, whose business is to make out original writs.

tice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support. Let him have your custom, but not your votes. Addison.

A person with whom a business house has dealings; as, the customers of a bank. J. A. H. Murray.

essels are entered or cleared. Customhouse broker, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.

The business of a cutler.

One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept. [Colloq.]

diotic; also, delirious; insance; as, he has gone daft. Let us think no more of this daft business Sir W. Scott.

The business of conducting a dairy.

A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy.

To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour. They buy and sell, they deal and traffic. South. This is to drive to wholesale trade, when all other petty merchants deal but for parcels. Dr. H. More.…

The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person. Double dealing, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity. -- Plain dealing, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opini…

contest; to discuss; to argue for and against. A wise council . . . that did debate this business. Shak. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself. Prov. xxv. 9.

o sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines. That empire must decline Whose chief support and sinews are of coin. Waller. And presume to know . . . Who thrives, and who declines. Shak.

One who decorates, adorns, or embellishes; specifically, an artisan whose business is the decoration of houses, esp. their interior decoration.

An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils.

The act of delaying; postponement. [R.] My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment. Suckling.

send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.

One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.