Phrase guide

business model

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The particular way in which a business ensures that it generates income, one that includes the choice of offerings, strategies, infrastructure, organizational structures, trading practices, and operational processes and policies.

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Across languages

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բիզնես մոդել — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商業模式 /商业模式 (shāngyè móshì) — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經營模式 /经营模式 (jīngyíng móshì) — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Dutch: bedrijfsmodel — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Dutch: zakenmodel — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Dutch: verdienmodel — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Finnish: liiketoimintamalli — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Georgian: ბიზნესმოდელი (biznesmodeli) — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • German: Geschäftsmodell — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Polish: model biznesowy — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Portuguese: modelo de negócios — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Russian: бизнес-модель (biznes-modelʹ) — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Spanish: modelo empresarial / comercial / de negocio — way in which a business ensures it generates income
  • Swedish: affärsmodell — way in which a business ensures it generates income