a going business

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a going business - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Going \Go"ing\, p. pr. of Go. Specif.:
        (a) That goes; in existence; available for present use or
            enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working;
            in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest
            men going; going prices or rate.
        (b) Carrying on its ordinary business; conducting
            business, or carried on, with an indefinite prospect
            of continuance; -- chiefly used in the phrases
  
     a going business,
  
     concern, etc.
        (c) Of or pertaining to a going business or concern; as,
            the going value of a company.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Goiter