big business

noun

Definition of big businessnext
as in organization

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Recent Examples of big business Americans are growing more receptive to socialism, even as their views of big business sour. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 Private-security work is big business in Johannesburg—of the sixty-three million people who live in South Africa, almost three million work in private security. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 Today, their Traverse City store, M22, is a big business selling clothing, coffee mugs, car decals, and even bottles of wine branded with the highway logo. — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, these songs’ legacies reinforce that catalog music is big business. — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Sep. 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 built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Databricks helps organizations collect, process, and analyze large amounts of data and has been used by companies, such as Al-Futtaim Group, to help optimize its supply chain and develop a customer loyalty program.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • This month, it was reported that KFC ended its roughly four-decade-long partnership with Pepsi in favor of rival Coca-Cola.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But Finch then offered some perspective on the process that Adebayo and Antetokounmpo are currently going through early in their on-court partnership.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of partnership
Noun
  • The association remained after accounting for whether patients completed radiation on time, suggesting that on-time completion may not fully explain the difference.
    — Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mike Elliott, senior director of Banner Sports Medicine High Performance Center, told Banner Health that most of the available research is observational and shows association rather than direct cause.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • Manfred says small-market success is rare, while the union argues the Rays-Brewers World Series matchup shows baseball can work without a cap.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Alaska’s core constituency is composed of Natives, fishermen, rural legislators, and unions, with some chamber-of-commerce types mixed in.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of union
Noun
  • The Hollywood guild is giving its national executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, a contract extension and elevating him to CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Despite not receiving the endorsement of the faculty guild, Buelna retains the support of a number of faculty members, including the president of the academic senate, Angela Echeverri.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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