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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Cramer suggested that former President Joe Biden was more overtly unwelcoming to big business during his term.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Getting your ads in front of Google users can mean big business—for scammers, too.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In the ‘80s, everything was big business in the music business, and there were bands like REM, but there weren’t that many of those bands that were really succeeding financially.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Immigration: Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, has become one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Getting your ads in front of Google users can mean big business—for scammers, too.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In the ‘80s, everything was big business in the music business, and there were bands like REM, but there weren’t that many of those bands that were really succeeding financially.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Immigration: Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, has become one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 11 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.
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