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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In the corporate world, the people who are responsible for big business failures are promoted because of their experience.
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Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
When the game became big business at the turn of the 20th century, women were welcomed at the ballpark as spectators.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Proponents of the progressive movement sought to address these problems through government intervention and social activism, proposing such changes as regulating big business, banning alcohol and increasing women’s rights.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
In hopes of forcing a sale, Trump has threatened to place tariffs on Denmark, which is home to a number of companies with big business in the U.S., such as the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, which makes Wegovy and Ozempic.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
When the game became big business at the turn of the 20th century, women were welcomed at the ballpark as spectators.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Proponents of the progressive movement sought to address these problems through government intervention and social activism, proposing such changes as regulating big business, banning alcohol and increasing women’s rights.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
In hopes of forcing a sale, Trump has threatened to place tariffs on Denmark, which is home to a number of companies with big business in the U.S., such as the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, which makes Wegovy and Ozempic.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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 8 Apr. 2025.
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