| back (adjective) behind; after; rear; hind | back (adverb) to the rear; to the past |
| back (noun) form plural: backs part of a chair; rear part of the human body | back (verb) forms: backed; backed; backing to support; to assist; to strengthen |
| back door (noun) form: no plural the U.S. treasury | back order (noun) form plural: back orders ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future |
| back up (verb) forms: backed up; backed up; backing up to support; to solidify; to strengthen | background (noun) form plural: backgrounds setting; biography |
| backlash (noun) form plural: backlashes rebound; recoiling; sudden movement to the rear | backup (noun) form plural: backups copying of data for safety purposes; substitute; reserve; spare |
| badge (noun) form plural: badges tag; sign; identification tag | baggage (noun) form: no plural luggage; cargo; things to take on a trip; equipment |
| balance (noun) form plural: balances leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder | balance (verb) forms: balanced; balanced; balancing to make equal |
| bank (noun) form plural: banks institution for saving and borrowing money; cashier | bank (verb) forms: banked; banked; banking to deposit money; in a money institution; to count on; to depend upon |
| bank draft (noun) form plural: bank drafts check | banknote (noun) form plural: banknotes bill; money made of paper |
| bankrupt (adjective) lacking; deficient; insolvent; unable to pay debts | bankrupt (noun) form plural: bankrupts a person who was unable to repay their debts |
| bankrupt (verb) forms: bankrupted; bankrupted; bankrupting to ruin financially; to go bust; to go broke; to collapse | bankruptcy (noun) form plural: bankruptcies state of losing property to one's creditor's due to unpaid debts; insolvency |
| banquet (noun) form plural: banquets celebration; feast; dinner; drinking | banquet (verb) forms: banqueted; banqueted; banqueting to hold a party; to feast; to dine; to drink |
| barbed wire (noun) form plural: barbed wires metal cord with sharp projecting points | barely (adverb) hardly; scarcely |
| bargain (noun) form plural: bargains good deal; agreement; item that has been bought at a specially low price | bargain (verb) forms: bargained; bargained; bargaining to negotiate; to arrive at an agreement |
| barometer (noun) form plural: barometers commercial and market information that indicates overall economic trends | barren capital (noun) form: no plural money which is not generating profit |
| barrier (noun) form plural: barriers border; limit; obstacle; barricade | barter (noun) form plural: barters exchanging of goods and services; trade |
| barter (verb) forms: bartered; bartered; bartering to exchange goods and services | base (adjective) low; despicable; ignoble |
| base (noun) form plural: bases foundation; principal element; fundamental part | base (verb) forms: based; based; basing to establish; to found; to set up; to place on |
| basis (noun) form: no plural foundation; grounding | bearer (noun) form plural: bearers person who holds a money order |
| bearer instrument (noun) form plural: bearer instruments a signed money order which is payable on demand to the holder | become (verb) forms: became; become; becoming to turn into; to develop into; to grow into |
| becoming (adjective) appropriate; noble | behalf (noun) form: no plural representing; in support of |
| behavio(u)r (noun) form plural: behavio(u)rs manner of acting; conduct | behind (adverb) late; tardy |
| behind (noun) form plural: behinds rear; end; seat | behind (preposition) after; in back of |
| beige book (noun) form plural: beige books report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve Board | belief (noun) form plural: beliefs opinion; creed; religion; faith; conviction |
| believe (verb) forms: believed; believed; believing to have faith in; to assume; to suppose | below (adverb) at a further point |
| below (preposition) under; beneath; underneath | benchmark (noun) form plural: benchmarks criterion; measure; point of reference for comparison |
| beneath (adverb) under; below | beneath (preposition) under; underneath |
| beneficent (adjective) kind; good | beneficial (adjective) advantageous; pleasurable; enjoyable |
| benefit (noun) form plural: benefits advantage; profit; aid; stipend | benefit (verb) forms: benefited; benefited; benefiting to profit; to gain; to be advantageous |
| between (adverb) amid; in the middle | between (preposition) intermediate to; common; shared |
| beverage (noun) form plural: beverages drink; refreshment | beyond (adverb) past; further than |
| beyond (preposition) further; more distant | bias (noun) form plural: biases prejudice; tendency; leaning |
| bias (verb) forms: biased; biased; biasing to prejudice; to influence opinions | bill (noun) form plural: bills banknote; invoice; proposed law |
| bill (verb) forms: billed; billed; billing to charge; to announce; to advertise | birth rate (noun) form plural: birth rates number of babies that are born per year per thousand |
| blame (noun) form plural: blames guilt; responsibility; liability | blame (verb) forms: blamed; blamed; blaming to accuse; to denounce |
| blanket (adjective) comprehensive; inclusive | blanket (noun) form plural: blankets bed covering; quilt |
| blanket (verb) forms: blanketed; blanketed; blanketing to cover; to coat | blue sky laws (noun) form: only plural rules introduced by the government to regulate the trade of securities and mutual funds |
| blunder (noun) form plural: blunders gross error; stupid mistake | blunder (verb) forms: blundered; blundered; blundering to make a stupid mistake; to move back and forth in a clumsy manner |
| board (noun) form plural: boards management committee; food | board (verb) forms: boarded; boarded; boarding to accommodate; to house; to enter (a plane, ship, bus, etc.) |
| boiler room (noun) form plural: boiler rooms a fraud scheme involving cold calling | bond (noun) form plural: bonds link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt |
| bond (verb) forms: bonded; bonded; bonding to store in a warehouse | bonded (adjective) secured in a warehouse |
| bonus (noun) form plural: bonuses dividend; perk; monetary gift | book (noun) form plural: books printed work which is bound together; bundle |
| book (verb) forms: booked; booked; booking to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate | bookcase (noun) form plural: bookcases shelves used to store printed items |
| boost (noun) form plural: boosts push; lift; incentive; encouragement | boost (verb) forms: boosted; boosted; boosting to raise; to push; to urge; to lift |
| border (noun) form plural: borders boundary; edge; limit | border (verb) forms: bordered; bordered; bordering to be adjacent to |
| borrow (verb) forms: borrowed; borrowed; borrowing to take on loan; to copy; to steal | bother (noun) form plural: bothers effort; nuisance |
| bother (verb) forms: bothered; bothered; bothering to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned | bothersome (adjective) annoying; irritating |
| bottom (adjective) lower; under | bottom (noun) form plural: bottoms base; foot; seat of a chair |
| bottom (verb) forms: bottomed; bottomed; bottoming to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation | bound (adjective) obligated; certain; fastened; tied |
| bound (noun) form plural: bounds limit; border | bound (verb) forms: bounded; bounded; bounding to jump; to leap |
| box (noun) form plural: boxes case; crate; punch; hit | box (verb) forms: boxed; boxed; boxing to fight with fists; to put crates |
| brake (noun) form plural: brakes device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle | brake (verb) forms: braked; braked; braking to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle |
| branch (noun) form plural: branches affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit | branch (verb) forms: branched; branched; branching to fork; to divide into parts or sections |
| brand (noun) form plural: brands trademark; type; make; variety; product name | brand (verb) forms: branded; branded; branding to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn |
| breadth (noun) form plural: breaths width; broadness | break (noun) form plural: breaks fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration |
| break (verb) forms: broke; broken; breaking to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel | break down (verb) forms: broke down; broken down; breaking down to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend |
| breakdown (noun) form plural: break downs collapse; crash; incident | breakthrough (noun) form plural: breakthroughs progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration |
| brief (adjective) short; concise | brief (noun) form plural: briefs abstract; summary; concise report; instructions |
| brief (verb) forms: briefed; briefed; briefing to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody | briefcase (noun) form plural: briefcases small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers |
| briefing (noun) form plural: briefings short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting | broadcast (noun) form plural: broadcasts transmission; dispatch; radio program |
| broadcast (verb) forms: broadcast; broadcast; broadcasting to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise | brochure (noun) form plural: brochures leaflet; booklet; printed product information |
| broker (noun) form plural: brokers middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people | broker (verb) forms: brokered; brokered; brokering to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people |
| brokered (adjective) negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman | browse (verb) forms: browsed; browsed; browsing to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites |
| browser (noun) form plural: browsers program used for viewing websites on the Internet | bubble (noun) form plural: bubbles blister; gas-filled sac |
| budge (verb) forms: budged; budged; budging to move; to be moved | budget (adjective) inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan |
| budget (noun) form plural: budgets financial framework; financial plan | budget (verb) forms: budgeted; budgeted; budgeting to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements |
| build (verb) forms: built; built; building to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize | building (noun) form plural: buildings house; dwelling; structure; premises |
| bulk (adjective) relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular | bulk (noun) form plural: bulks volume; mass; main part; most |
| bulk (verb) forms: bulked; bulked; bulking to inflate; to play an important role | bulk transfer (noun) form plural: bulk transfers the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company |
| bullion (noun) form: no plural bars of gold; bars of silver | buoyant (adjective) floating; light; lively; cheerful |
| business (noun) form plural: businesses company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue | butcher (noun) form plural: butchers meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop |
| button (noun) form plural: buttons switch; icon to click on | button (verb) forms: buttoned; buttoned; buttoning to fasten; to connect |
| buyer (noun) form plural: buyers person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser |