unit

unit definition - business

unit

  1. One portion of a business. For example, GE Commercial Finance is a unit of General Electric.
  2. See specialist unit.
  3. See unit of trading.
  4. See unit share.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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