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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While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Pets are big business Pet owners were expected to spend $150.6 billion this year, according to the association.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
And while big businesses and the stock market are upbeat about what is to come next year, small and midmarket companies aren’t quite as sanguine.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
But this discretionary permission has been abused by big businesses trying to replicate weight loss medications by mixing and matching ingredients, predominantly using chemicals imported from China.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Pets are big business Pet owners were expected to spend $150.6 billion this year, according to the association.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
And while big businesses and the stock market are upbeat about what is to come next year, small and midmarket companies aren’t quite as sanguine.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
But this discretionary permission has been abused by big businesses trying to replicate weight loss medications by mixing and matching ingredients, predominantly using chemicals imported from China.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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 9 Jan. 2025.
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