big business

noun

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Examples: big business in a Sentence

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

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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.

Recent Examples of big business from the Web

Sleep studies — often the gateway to this big business — vary in cost significantly, from a little more than $100 for an at-home test to the thousands that Yates spent for an overnight lab stay.

— sarah gantz, Philly.com, "The high cost of getting a good night's sleep," 6 June 2018
Indeed, the royal wedding is big business for London shops, where retailers in the popular West End shopping district predict a windfall of around $80 million thanks to the nuptials.

— NBC News, "Royal wedding attracts Meghan Markle, Prince Harry superfans from U.S.," 18 May 2018
Vaccines can be big business for pharma companies: Pfizer Inc.

— bloomberg, Time, "Why Flu Outbreaks Have Been the Worst in Nearly a Decade," 28 Feb. 2018
Vaccines can be big business for pharma companies: Pfizer Inc.

— Bloomberg.com, "The Flu Has Been Horrible This Year. Scientists Want to Rethink How They Make the Vaccine," 28 Feb. 2018
Since the 1990s, the red carpet arrivals at award shows and premieres have become big business for both the fashion and entertainment industry.

— tony bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, "Red carpet fashion blackout at Golden Globes seeks to bring awareness," 7 Jan. 2018
Many big businesses are basically trying to make a human version of a robot right now.

— ron amadeo, Ars Technica, "Talking to Google Duplex: Google’s human-like phone AI feels revolutionary," 27 June 2018
Eutelsat’s biggest business remains satellite TV, while Inmarsat’s largest revenue stream is still providing connectivity to the shipping industry.

— thomas seal, Bloomberg.com, "Eutelsat Won't Bid for Inmarsat, Clearing Way for EchoStar," 26 June 2018
There's big business in this model, for this specific market.

— leah bourne, Glamour, "Women's Clothing Subscription Boxes Want to Change the Way You Shop—So We Tried Them," 18 June 2018

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