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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More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The big business of rock & roll was a bit of a conflict for somebody like Kurt [Cobain] to all of a sudden be in a band that was so massive.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
And influence, more than ever, is big business.
—Amanda Marcovitch, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Previous seasons have sold into over 120 countries, which is big business for a French-language drama.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The big business of rock & roll was a bit of a conflict for somebody like Kurt [Cobain] to all of a sudden be in a band that was so massive.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
And influence, more than ever, is big business.
—Amanda Marcovitch, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Previous seasons have sold into over 120 countries, which is big business for a French-language drama.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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