big business

noun

Definition of big businessnext
as in organization

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Recent Examples of big business Surrogacy is a big business in which wealthy people use expensive lawyers and agencies to hire less wealthy people to bear their kids. — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 In practice, Mamdani, who claims to loathe oligarchy and big business, is asking Amazon to destroy over 40 small businesses and subsume their economic power. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Filmmaking is big business in Illinois, with expenditures in the state reaching a record $703 million in 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Film. — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 This amounts to the government getting off the backs of the people so big business can saddle up. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
  1. organization
  2. partnership
  3. association
  4. union
  5. guild
Noun
  • Delbar and Mansur meet at an organization called PeaceMeals; like much of No God But Us, PeaceMeals is riotously funny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • So much work has gone into getting bipartisan backing and support from the big power conferences that falling short would be a huge setback for the organization.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • The Athletic reported in May that it was estimated the Betway partnership would be worth in excess of £18m, among the highest of its kind in football in terms of a single partner.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This marks the continuation of the long-standing partnership, which is continually evolving in line with the changing requirements of the maritime environment, according to a press release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of partnership
Noun
  • Carter arranged for a pickup and distributed the clothing through the tenant association office.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If a document contains personal information that has no reason to appear publicly, ask whether the association can remove it, redact the information or restrict access.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • Steinmetz, of the firefighters union, reminded committee members that a total of 25 people died in the 1993 Paxton Hotel fire and the 2003 Cook County Administration Building fire, partly because of a lack of usable fire exits.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Hawthorne noted that a schedule of door-to-door canvassing had been distributed throughout the union hall.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of union
Noun
  • The film imagines a colorful, family-friendly realm concealed just under the surface of video games themselves, populated by a covert guild of guardians tasked with keeping each title operating and preserving every player’s journey.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pressure began been raining down on Bonta in recent weeks, from politicians to industry players to some guilds.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of guild

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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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