Home / Dictionary / Agribusiness

Agribusiness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Agribusiness has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a large-scale farming enterprise

"The local community protested when the new agribusiness began clearing forests to expand its crop fields."

2

Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.

"The local economy shifted dramatically when a major agribusiness consolidated control over most of the region's corn fields and fertilizer supply."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
commercial enterprise
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
Compare
Agribusiness vs