Definition of big business in US English: big business
noun Large-scale or important financial or commercial activity.
‘the children's toy market is big business now’
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‘The decision of big business to enter the pharmacy retail sector is not an issue.’ ‘They say the summit's aims of free trade and open borders help big business and hurt the poor.’ ‘The first is the face of big business, with every comfort and amenity at its disposal.’ ‘Modern rugby is big business and it is vital to have men with the right background at the centre of the game in Scotland.’ ‘You could say Don is grateful at being awash in support and cash from his friends in big business.’ ‘It was becoming big business and I remember saying to a pal that, if we wanted, we could take over the town.’ ‘We must not let the politicians and big business hide behind these tragic events to attack the working class.’ ‘What the American experience tells us is that farmers' markets are big business.’ ‘So internet dating is big business, and growing in credibility year on year.’ ‘To side with big business against environmental regulation does these countries no credit.’ ‘Irish nightclubs are big business but public order concerns are threatening to cut short the party.’ ‘The countryside is changing and strawberries are big business, explains Pentabus.’ ‘One of these views of the film will dominate depending on how you see the world of big business.’ ‘A group set up to help children get a helping hand from big business has closed.’ ‘They are ineptly led and cut off from important sections of big business by their line over Europe.’ ‘Dieting has become big business, with everything from pills to soaps which claim to fight the flab.’ ‘Others question his knowledge of small firms, suggesting he only knows about big business.’ ‘IP is now big business, and in big business the regulatory aspect comes to the fore.’ ‘Yet when it comes to voting, they choose the interests of big business over their own.’ ‘The charges are a sweetener for big business to move into privatised waste collection.’ Pronunciation big business /ˈˌbiɡ ˈbiznis/ /ˈˌbɪɡ ˈbɪznɪs/