(management) Any secondary business activity that supports the line functions of a business, but does not directly affect customers or profits

present participle of stage

(theater) A performance of a play / The scenery and/or organization of actors' movements on stage. / (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.

(US, Canada) Half-mast.

The angled part of a staircase used for handholding. Usually on both sides of the staircase, sometimes it is put only on one side.

Alternative spelling of stainless steel

A sports stadium consisting solely of numbered seats, with no terraces for standing spectators

(architecture) A vertical structure, normally of brick, rising from a roof, containing one or more flues, each one terminating in a chimney pot.

(music) A staff that starts with a treble clef.

(music) a staff which starts with a bass clef