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big business
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big business
(noun)
big business
noun
big business
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIG BUSINESS
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1
:
large companies considered together as a powerful group
The tax proposal will be of most benefit to
big business
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:
an activity or product that makes a large amount of money
Tourism is
big business
in the region.
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