big money

noun

: a lot of money
She was earning big money as a lawyer.

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Indiana needed more information before committing big money to Mathurin as a long-term piece, even if that certainly costs the Pacers more a year from now. John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Of the four winners in Wednesday’s big money Florida Lottery draw games — Powerball, Florida Lotto, Cash4Life, Fantasy 5 — two found good fortune at South Florida Chevron stations and one didn’t even have to pay for the ticket. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 The big money takeover is wrecking college sports. FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Taken together — lax credit standards resurfacing, leveraged firms falling out of favor, speculative flows unmoored from fundamentals — the echoes with past turning points are fanning a spirit of discipline among a cohort of big money managers. Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big money

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“Big money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20money. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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