big business

/ˌˈbɪg ˌbɪznɪs/
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Other forms: big businesses

Definitions of big business
  1. noun
    commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies
    “big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively”
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    type of:
    business, business sector
    business concerns collectively
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