Involving a greater amount of reading and study than technical or practical work; extra things that some people get from their job in addition to their salary; a person who starts or organizes a commercial enterprise; a natural ability to do sth well; the place of work; to watch and check sth over a period of time; to reach the standard of ability; knowledge required in order to enter a particular profession; working independently for customers or clients and not for an employer; to say in advance what is expected to happen; an amount of money needed for a particular activity or purpose, esp. in business; to make sth available for sb to use by giving it.