big business
noun
large business, commercial, and financial firms taken collectively, especially when considered as a group having shared attitudes and goals and exercising control over economic policy, politics, etc.
any large organization of a noncommercial nature resembling this.
any large business enterprise.
Origin of big business
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Words nearby big business
big brother is watching you,
big brotherism,
big brown bat,
big bucks,
big bud,
big business,
big c,
big casino,
big cheese,
big chief,
big crunch
Example sentences from the Web for big business
Many on the streets of Red Hook today were unsure whether their big-business neighbors were helping the relief effort or not.
British Dictionary definitions for big business
big business
noun
large commercial organizations collectively, esp when considered as exploitative or socially harmful