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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And this is big business and a big change.
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The filing is a way to use Dutch consumer protection laws to hold big businesses accountable, said Emma Vogt, a campaigner at CCC.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Fire prevention tools and techniques are becoming a big business.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The filing is a way to use Dutch consumer protection laws to hold big businesses accountable, said Emma Vogt, a campaigner at CCC.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
Consider the broad expanse of what’s happening right now in tech that’s created a much more fecund world, one that has gone from novelty to big business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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 1 May. 2026.
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