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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Kennedy has accused big business, drug companies and federal agencies of depleting Americans' health with toxic chemicals and additives, and vowed to reduce the spread of disease. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Yet his ostensible trade agenda has never been more antithetical to the interests of big business. Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025 Trump has rhetorically repositioned the US law banning TikTok as a big business opportunity. Brian Stelter, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 Eel fishing big business In the northwest coastal city of Port-de-Paix, fishing for eel, which weigh only a few grams each, has become a source of revenue. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for big business 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of big business was in 1905

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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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