big business
nounDefinition of big business
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
Though the local fashion week had admittedly shrunk, especially in comparison to that of Copenhagen, fashion is big business in Sweden, and not only for giants like H&M and Acne Studios. — Vogue, "With Crapzine, Christopher Insulander Steps Into the Void of the Cancelled Stockholm Fashion Week," 26 Aug. 2019 The audiobook industry is already big business in China and is expected to be worth more than $1 billion in the country by next year, according to iiMedia Research Group. — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, "No Humans Needed: Chinese Company Uses AI to Read the News, Books," 24 Aug. 2019 But only 54% liked the idea in a recent poll, and big business may spend $100 million trying to defeat it. — Mercury News Staff, The Mercury News, "Latest line: Gun control groups a winner, Cisco a loser," 18 Aug. 2019 McDonald’s coffee news Coffee is big business at McDonald’s, which is marking the 10-year anniversary of its McCafé line with a brand refresh. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "Pumpkin spice season: Dunkin' announces early fall menu return with new items," 12 Aug. 2019 At a time where space travel has become increasingly big business and militarized, LightSail 2 is something of an anomaly because the seven million dollars needed to get the project in the skies was entirely crowdfunded over a decade. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "LightSail 2, the Solar Sailing CubeSat That Could, Declared a Success," 31 July 2019 Advocates for repealing the Cadillac tax include conservative chambers of commerce and big business. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "Why the House plans to pass a bipartisan bill repealing a controversial Obamacare tax," 17 July 2019 Wine is big business in the area, from the tasting rooms and tours, to the tourism opportunities to the export of products worldwide. — Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, "Head to Healdsburg: Sonoma County city offers creative mix of art, history, wine," 10 July 2019 Those who live in big cities or towns have lost touch with how farming is still big business. — Patrick M. O'connell, chicagotribune.com, "Illinois’ first capital is an island that’s home to just 18 people. Recent flooding has made it even more isolated.," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'big business.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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