big money

noun

: a lot of money
She was earning big money as a lawyer.

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Lottery players in Massachusetts are running out of time to claim two winning tickets worth big money. Neal Riley, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 Instead of a team splitting the $200,000 prize, the big money is all going to a single competitor. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026 Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026 As detailed above, Brighton’s strategy is predicated on selling players for big money, sales which don’t factor into the operating result. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big money

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“Big money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20money. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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