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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Finding new ways to chill devices and keep them at low temperatures is emerging as a key engineering frontier — and a big business.
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Institutional trading of digital assets is already big business.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Those companies have built big businesses by becoming the touchpoint for fans.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Sports has become big business for traditional agencies too, with CAA, UTA and WME all having large sports advisory businesses.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Institutional trading of digital assets is already big business.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Those companies have built big businesses by becoming the touchpoint for fans.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Sports has become big business for traditional agencies too, with CAA, UTA and WME all having large sports advisory businesses.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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