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.
Recent Examples on the Web
To be certain, advertising has become a big business for Amazon as a whole.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has been a thorn in big business’s side, and is currently trying to break up Amazon and block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
In other words, the project aims to get the government off the backs of Americans, so big business can saddle up.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Simulator golf is big business in South Korea, with GOLFZON dishing out almost $12 million in prize money in a professional screen-golf circuit in just over a decade.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has been a thorn in big business’s side, and is currently trying to break up Amazon and block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
In other words, the project aims to get the government off the backs of Americans, so big business can saddle up.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Simulator golf is big business in South Korea, with GOLFZON dishing out almost $12 million in prize money in a professional screen-golf circuit in just over a decade.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 19 Oct. 2024.
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