big business

noun

Definition of big businessnext
as in organization

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Recent Examples of big business Gilberto Mora is only 17 but already big business, a billboard staple. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026 From tackling parent misbehavior on the sidelines to keeping your athlete healthy to the big business of youth sports, no topic is off limits for Carone and his guests. — Parents, 24 June 2026 Some purists say the art form kicked the bucket when record labels took control in the 1980s and turned a South Bronx creation into big business. — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026 To be fair, Tata is a big business, with sprawling operations across verticals, including its famed auto division and the ownership of the traditional English Land Rover badge. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 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
  • The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s largest professional MMA organization.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • The orbital laboratory is operated through a global partnership of space agencies, including NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The partnership highlights the growing potential of Poltrona Frau’s Custom Interiors unit and its leadership in developing furniture that integrates into high-profile cultural and architectural projects.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of partnership
Noun
  • The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The union says it’s already made concessions at the bargaining table but with little offered in return to improve current conditions and wages.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of union
Noun
  • Participants also include national film bodies, representing a range of sales, production and distribution companies, as well as industry associations and guilds.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • The guild received a record number of submissions for its 13th annual celebration of outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in contemporary and period films and TV shows, along with commercials and film commissions from around the world.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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