big business
noun
1
: an economic group consisting of large profit-making corporations especially with regard to their influence on social or political policy
2
: a very profitable enterprise
Examples of big business in a Sentence
The tax proposal will be of most benefit to big business.
Tourism is big business in the region.
Recent Examples on the Web
The ruling marks the first time in nearly a quarter-century that the federal government has stepped in to block the big business of big tech by arguing that today’s mega-giants have too much power in the market, are squelching competitors, and are denying consumer choice.
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Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2024
Babe Ruth, boxer Jack Dempsey and football star Red Grange were transforming sports into big business and pioneering ways to cash in on public adulation.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
There are so many reasons a 70-mile power line makes no sense at all other than to serve the interests of big business.
—Jerald Brown, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
Manure is big business for Connecticut farms, and the 10 biggest farms in the state generate a lot of manure.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
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Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2024
Babe Ruth, boxer Jack Dempsey and football star Red Grange were transforming sports into big business and pioneering ways to cash in on public adulation.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
There are so many reasons a 70-mile power line makes no sense at all other than to serve the interests of big business.
—Jerald Brown, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
Manure is big business for Connecticut farms, and the 10 biggest farms in the state generate a lot of manure.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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