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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The news of Lauder’s next big business move comes just four months after her uncle, Leonard Lauder, died at age 92.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Finance, energy, and motor vehicles and parts are the three largest sectors among the region’s big businesses.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Space intelligence is big business.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The movement is also big business.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Finance, energy, and motor vehicles and parts are the three largest sectors among the region’s big businesses.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Space intelligence is big business.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The movement is also big business.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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