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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However, a Trump victory is not all good for big business. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said the governor has demonstrated a willingness to water down progressive policies to appease big business. Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024 Democratic policy now appeared to be that big business shouldn’t get bigger. Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024 In his inaugural speech to the National Assembly on Oct 1., Barnier gave a flavor of the measures that the conservative, centrist government is likely to propose including higher taxes on big business and steep spending cuts to central government in order to combat France’s fiscal crisis. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024 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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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20business. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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