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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Flatter structures can allow for faster decision-making in big businesses, while still respecting the importance of due diligence.
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Doug Baird, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Within a year of The Grey Album going viral, Jay-Z and Linkin Park had elevated its concept, jumped through all the necessary legal hoops, and primed it for big business.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Despite concern from big business about Trump’s plan to impose blanket tariffs on imports to the U.S., Wall Street is anticipating tax cuts and deregulation during a second Trump presidency.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Setting aside his relationship with Mayo, Walz’s record of standing up to big business is mixed.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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Doug Baird, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Within a year of The Grey Album going viral, Jay-Z and Linkin Park had elevated its concept, jumped through all the necessary legal hoops, and primed it for big business.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Despite concern from big business about Trump’s plan to impose blanket tariffs on imports to the U.S., Wall Street is anticipating tax cuts and deregulation during a second Trump presidency.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Setting aside his relationship with Mayo, Walz’s record of standing up to big business is mixed.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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