big business
noun
Definition of big business
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
Indulge Your Inner Word Nerd
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.
First Known Use of big business
1905
BIG BUSINESS Defined for English Language Learners
big business
noun
Definition of big business for English Language Learners
-
: large companies considered together as a powerful group
-
: an activity or product that makes a large amount of money
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up big business? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!