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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The fossil fuel industry had become dependent on taxpayer funding, so protecting their huge subsidies became a big business attracting vast armies of advisors, consultants and lobbyists.
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
What can someone like me, who isn’t part of a big business or advocacy group, do to move the needle?
—Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2024
Experts also question Kennedy's ability to counter powerful Washington lobbies -- one of his stated main goals -- in a Trump administration focused on working with big business on deregulating industries.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
President-elect Trump has sworn to overturn the IRA, a measure opposed by many big businesses, including oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
What can someone like me, who isn’t part of a big business or advocacy group, do to move the needle?
—Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2024
Experts also question Kennedy's ability to counter powerful Washington lobbies -- one of his stated main goals -- in a Trump administration focused on working with big business on deregulating industries.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
President-elect Trump has sworn to overturn the IRA, a measure opposed by many big businesses, including oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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