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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Harvard University freshman point guard Malik Mack was sitting in his American Capitalism class as a case study in the big business of college basketball was silently unfolding on his phone.
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Adult animation has proven to be big business for streaming services.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Harvard University freshman point guard Malik Mack was sitting in his American Capitalism class as a case study in the big business of college basketball was silently unfolding on his phone.
—Janet Lorin, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026
Tushar Atre was a Silicon Valley entrepreneur looking for the next big business opportunity.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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