meat-packing business vs meat packing

meat-packing business and meat packing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meat-packing business	Yes	No	No	No
meat packing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meat-packing business and meat packing are synonyms defined as:

meat-packing business and meat packing: wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)

Other synonyms of meat-packing business include meatpacking.

meat-packing business (noun)	meat packing (noun)
wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)	wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)