商売

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The everyday economic noun 商売 (しょうばい) means a business or trade that earns income by selling goods or services.
• Basic usage: It can specify an occupation in 花を売る商売 and appear as the activity sustained in 商売を続ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Trade as a livelihood
  • It is the continuing activity of selling goods or services, broader than one transaction.