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 how big business and government have long influenced what winds up on our plates.
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Darian Woods, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
As that post notes, TeraWave is targeting a customer base of big businesses and government agencies — organizations that want or need very high-throughput communications services.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The movies did big business for Sony and the TV version has been in the ether for a long while.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Under President Biden, the FTC and DOJ slowed large transactions, suggesting that all big businesses were bad businesses.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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Darian Woods, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
As that post notes, TeraWave is targeting a customer base of big businesses and government agencies — organizations that want or need very high-throughput communications services.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The movies did big business for Sony and the TV version has been in the ether for a long while.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Under President Biden, the FTC and DOJ slowed large transactions, suggesting that all big businesses were bad businesses.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 13 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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