Poslovni

Poslovni is an adjective used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. It denotes a relation to business or professional affairs and is often translated as “business” or “commercial.” The form derives from the noun posao, meaning work or task, with the adjectival suffix -ni indicating a characteristic or belonging.

In everyday and formal usage, poslovni accompanies nouns to form compounds such as poslovni sektor (business sector), poslovni partner (business partner), poslovna zgrada or poslovni prostor (office space), poslovna etika (business ethics), and poslovni sastanak (business meeting). It also appears in phrases describing professionals, for example poslovni čovek or poslovna žena.

Usage is widespread in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro, and it appears across media, education, and corporate language. It contrasts with other adjectives like javni (public) and privatni (private), and with terms derived from posao that emphasize different spheres of activity.

In media and branding, the term occurs in titles such as Poslovni dnevnik, a prominent business news outlet in Croatia. Beyond publications, poslovni is used in company names and service descriptions to signal a business orientation, professional focus, or commercial activity.