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.
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If this were to happen in reality, the very first thing is that every single government, every single big business would invent an alternative.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
That mattered less a decade ago, when college sports was big business but with virtually free labor and no profit motive.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Jewelry has also become a big business for the retailer.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Girl Talk Board games were still big business in the 1990s.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
That mattered less a decade ago, when college sports was big business but with virtually free labor and no profit motive.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Jewelry has also become a big business for the retailer.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Girl Talk Board games were still big business in the 1990s.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big business
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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