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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Time And Motion, Toil And Team In the mid-20th century, time-and-motion studies became a big business efficiency technique for improving work methods.
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Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
There is a cost to building any big business, and one of them is time.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
Cybersecurity powerhouse CrowdStrike sees big business in helping companies safeguard their AI agents, which by design have access to vast amounts of their sensitive data.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Kelce also celebrated her big business move on the latest episode of New Heights with his brother Jason Kelce and guest star Shaquille O'Neal.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
There is a cost to building any big business, and one of them is time.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
Cybersecurity powerhouse CrowdStrike sees big business in helping companies safeguard their AI agents, which by design have access to vast amounts of their sensitive data.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Kelce also celebrated her big business move on the latest episode of New Heights with his brother Jason Kelce and guest star Shaquille O'Neal.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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