big business

noun

Synonyms of big businessnext
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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With this election, Sanders and Warren have an opportunity to steer Democrats further left and turn that political influence into a legislative agenda that is more adversarial toward big business and the private sector. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026 It is set in Metrocropolis, the superhero capital of the world, where crime-fighting is big business, saving lives requires a license and public image often matters more than public service. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 Kaegi has regularly butted heads with board members over their appeals, which often overturned his valuations of big business buildings. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 But what this rocket, artificial intelligence, and global connectivity company is doing in the real world is big business. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of big business was in 1905

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