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Business (englisch für „Unternehmen, „Geschäft, „Gewerbe oder „Geschäftsleben, von altenglisch bisiġnes für „beschäftigt) bezeichnet: im Englischen den Handel mit Gütern und Dienstleistungen. E-Business, integrierte Ausführung von Geschäftsprozessen mit Hilfe von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie.

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The normal course of some activity, as in The fire destroyed only a small section of the store, so it's business as usual. This term originated as an announcement that a commercial establishment was continuing to operate in spite of fire, construction, or some similar interruption. It had been extended to broader use by 1914, when Winston Churchill said in a speech: “The maxim of the British people is ‘Business as usual,’” which became a slogan for the rest of World War I. Today it may be used in this positive sense and also pejoratively, as in Never mind that most civilians are starving to death—the ministry regards its job to be business as usual. [Late 1800s]

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What does business as usual mean?

Business as usual refers to a situation that’s proceeding as it normally does.

Business as usual is sometimes used to mock or criticize someone’s actions during a crisis or emergency, as in Despite the numerous scandals rocking the company, it was business as usual for the hapless CEO.

The phrase can also be used to refer to a return to normal activity after a problem or is solved or a crisis ends.

Example: The power outage was fixed last night and the neighborhood is back to business as usual today.

Where does business as usual come from?

The first records of the phrase business as usual come from the late 1800s. This phrase is thought to originate from stores announcing they would continue to operate as they usually did despite an emergency or interrupting event. By 1914, it was being used more generally when Winston Churchill used the phrase in a speech to encourage British citizens to act normally despite British involvement in World War I.

The business in business as usual does not have to be boring or mundane, only usual or customary. For a sports team that usually wins its games, winning is business as usual.

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How is business as usual used in real life?

Business as usual is used to describe normal activity. It’s sometimes used in a mocking or critical way to refer to chaotic situations that have come to be expected as the norm.

I predict a big day for looking at Twitter and screaming. So, pretty much business as usual.
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) November 3, 2020

How are most people with kids handling trick or treating? Business as usual or have you altered your plans?
— Jody Smith (@JodySmithNFL) October 31, 2020

I forget sometimes that with a Cat 2 hurricane about to hit New Orleans and the rest of Southeast Louisiana… that it’s business as usual across the rest of the country.

Kinda like Mardi Gras day… except not as fun.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 28, 2020

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Despite a horde of kittens invading the store, it was business as usual and the employees acted as if the fuzzy trespassers weren’t there.

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I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.
The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.
“Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.

Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.
He remembered something—the cherished pose of being a man plunged fathoms-deep in business.
We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
A letter from Fajardo to the king (December 10, 1621) concerns various matters of administration and business.
As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.
This habit and the fact that she cares more for color than for drawing are the usual criticisms of her pictures.

Wer prägte die Redewendung Business as usual?

englisch = Geschäftsleben, Geschäfte wie üblich; Ausspruch des britischen Staatsmannes W. Churchill auf einem Bankett am 9. 11. 1914 als Kommentar zur politischen Lage.

Was bedeutet das Business?

Business (englisch für „Unternehmen“, „Geschäft“, „Gewerbe“ oder „Geschäftsleben“, von altenglisch bisiġnes für „beschäftigt“) bezeichnet: im Englischen den Handel mit Gütern und Dienstleistungen. E-Business, integrierte Ausführung von Geschäftsprozessen mit Hilfe von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie.