# Dictionary definitions

- **작업**: 일정한 목적과 계획 아래 하는 일.
- **근무**: 직장에 적을 두고 직무에 종사함.
- **사업**: 어떤 일을 일정한 목적과 계획을 가지고 짜임새 있게 지속적으로 경영함. 또는 그 일.
- **영업**: 영리를 목적으로 하는 사업. 또는 그런 행위.
- **업소**: 사업을 벌이고 있는 장소.
- **기업**: 영리<sub>營利</sub>를 얻기 위하여 재화나 용역을 생산하고 판매하는 조직체.
- **회사**: 상행위 또는 그 밖의 영리 행위를 목적으로 하는 사단 법인. 주식회사, 유한 회사, 합자 회사, 합명 회사의 네 가지가 있다.
- **업체**: 사업이나 기업의 주체.
- **업계**: 같은 산업이나 상업에 종사하는 사람들의 활동 분야.

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# My explanation

## What you do

- **작업**: a specific **task** done with a purpose and a plan, not necessarily physical, not necessarily moneymaking, possibly personal. → the verb’s “**작업하다**.”
  - “데이터 백업 **작업**” — “a data backup **task**”
  - “윈도우즈 **작업** 관리자” — “_Windows_ **task** manager”
  - “수리 **작업**” — “repair **work**”
- **근무**: **working as an employee**, not necessarily office work. → the verb’s “**근무하다**.”
  - “그분은 다른 회사에서 **근무**하십니다.” — “He’s **work**ing for another company.”
- **사업**: a commercial operation; an operation that makes money; a **business**, nonprofit or not. → the verb’s “**사업하다**.”
  - “개인 **사업**자” — “an _individual **business**_ conducted by a human being, that is not a _legal person_.”
- **영업**: a **business conducted primarily to make a profit, usually by selling stuff**; selling stuff and making money for you to rake in. → the verb’s “**영업하다**.”
  - “**영업** 끝났습니다.” — “We’re closed.”
  - “정상 **영업** 합니다.” — “We’re open.”
  - “**영업** 비밀” — “trade secret”

## Places and legal entities

- **업소**: a specific place (not an _area_) where a business is actually performed; **a place of business**.
  - I ordered sandwiches today and got a can of Pepsi as well. It’s on my desk and it says “**업소**용<sub>用</sub>” — “for commercial use,” or literally, “intended to be consumed at **a place of business**.” Pepsi sold to restaurants is cheaper than store-bought Pepsi.


- **기업**: **a company**; an enterprise; a legal entity, not necessarily a _legal person_, representing _an association of people_.
  - “공**기업**” — “a state-owned **enterprise**”
  - “**기업**용 소프트웨어” — “**enterprise** software”
  - “일인 **기업**” — “a one-person **company**”
- **회사**: **a corporation**; a company that is a _legal person_; also means “**an office**.”
  - “유한 **회사**” — “a limited **company**”
  - “비가 오기 시작했는데 우산을 **회사**에 두고 왔네요.” — “It’s started raining and I left my umbrella at **the office**.”
  - “그분은 다른 **회사**에서 근무하십니다.” — “He’s working for another **company**.”
- **업체**: **a legally registered entity running a business**, that is not a _human being_ and not necessarily a _legal person_, including a _company_ and an _individual business_.
  - “식품 **업체**” — “Food **company**”

## Others
- **업계**: **the trade**; an industry; the people engaged in a particular area of business; a particular branch of commercial activity.
  - “철강 **업계**가 전에 없는 호경기를 누리고 있다.” — “The steel **industry** is booming like never before.”

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## Useful Hanja’s

- “**업**<sub>業</sub>”: business; operation.
- “**-체**<sub>體</sub>”: body; entity; organization.
- “**-계**<sub>界</sub>”: field; branch.
- “**-소**<sub>所</sub>”: place.