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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tourism is big business in the region, with visitor and other travel spending growing to $85.4 billion in 2024, up 2.5% from $83.3 billion in 2023, according to a recent reported published by Visit California, the state’s tourism marketing organization.
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Pat Maio, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
Corporations topped the list, with 77% saying big business was the big winner.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Mushrooms like reishi, lion’s mane, chaga and turkey tail are big business in the U.S., with consumers taking them in an effort to bolster brain and gut health, even though purveyors of such supplements are cautious not to make specific claims about their products.
—Mattha Busby, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Ivermectin has become a big business in its own right.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
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Pat Maio, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
Corporations topped the list, with 77% saying big business was the big winner.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Mushrooms like reishi, lion’s mane, chaga and turkey tail are big business in the U.S., with consumers taking them in an effort to bolster brain and gut health, even though purveyors of such supplements are cautious not to make specific claims about their products.
—Mattha Busby, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Ivermectin has become a big business in its own right.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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