This is the 16633rd most frequent Korean word.
사업이라
"사업이라" means "business" or "enterprise."
In this sentence, '사업이라' refers to 'a business' implying possession and connection to an individual ownership emphasized by the ending '이라'.
이것은 그의 개인 사업이라 매우 중요합니다.
This is his private business, so it is very important.
Here, '사업이라' employs the term 'business' with the auxiliary '이라,' suggesting a classification or attribute not strongly established in this context.
사업이라 하기에는 규모가 너무 작다.
To call it a business is a stretch due to its small scale.
In this usage, '사업이라며' communicates that 'business' is claimed or stated by the subject, with '이라며' serving as the component marking quotation or statement of classification.