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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However, a Trump victory is not all good for big business.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said the governor has demonstrated a willingness to water down progressive policies to appease big business.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
Democratic policy now appeared to be that big business shouldn’t get bigger.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
In his inaugural speech to the National Assembly on Oct 1., Barnier gave a flavor of the measures that the conservative, centrist government is likely to propose including higher taxes on big business and steep spending cuts to central government in order to combat France’s fiscal crisis.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said the governor has demonstrated a willingness to water down progressive policies to appease big business.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
Democratic policy now appeared to be that big business shouldn’t get bigger.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
In his inaugural speech to the National Assembly on Oct 1., Barnier gave a flavor of the measures that the conservative, centrist government is likely to propose including higher taxes on big business and steep spending cuts to central government in order to combat France’s fiscal crisis.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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