# business (economic)

a set of make and use interactions that persist for profit

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: business

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [profit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-profit.economic)

**Through:** The grouped things interact by making and using, continuing over time to generate profit.

**Novel properties:**
- sustained exchange
- profit-driven activity
- organized production and consumption

## Examples
- Walmart moved $600B in goods in 2023 through 10,500 stores, sustaining profit via supply-chain coordination. *(economics)*
- The Linux kernel, maintained by thousands since 1991, enables commercial servers and Android devices to operate profitably. *(computing)*
- Dutch East India Company shipped spices from Batavia to Amsterdam between 1602 and 1799, returning 18% annual profits on average. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [commercial](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-commercial.economic) (L18)
- [company](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-company.economic) (L9)
- [services](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-services.economic) (L9)

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