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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When weighing recession risks, Thomas Herndon, a professor of economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, doesn’t take much long-term solace in the growing sophistication of big business.
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s been critical to keeping London in the game as a hub for big business, even as the British capital has witnessed an exodus of companies picking listings in New York over the London Stock Exchange.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s been critical to keeping London in the game as a hub for big business, even as the British capital has witnessed an exodus of companies picking listings in New York over the London Stock Exchange.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 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 3 May. 2024.
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