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 big business of Trump's deportation plan The companies quietly running the federal government’s immigration detention and deportation system are anticipating a potentially massive payday should Donald Trump return to the White House.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Spirit Halloween doesn’t release sales figures, but the haunted holiday is a big business in the US overall, with $11.6 billion forecasted to be spent on costumes, decorations and other items this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
These big business changes often beget confusion and uncertainty, both externally and internally.
—Anne-Marie Rosser, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In a recent ad, Osborn, standing in a warehouse with factory equipment behind him, compares Fischer to a NASCAR driver, with the logos of corporations on her jacket, to convey that the senator is too beholden to big business donors.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Spirit Halloween doesn’t release sales figures, but the haunted holiday is a big business in the US overall, with $11.6 billion forecasted to be spent on costumes, decorations and other items this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
These big business changes often beget confusion and uncertainty, both externally and internally.
—Anne-Marie Rosser, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In a recent ad, Osborn, standing in a warehouse with factory equipment behind him, compares Fischer to a NASCAR driver, with the logos of corporations on her jacket, to convey that the senator is too beholden to big business donors.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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