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big business

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big business
n.
Commercial operations organized and financed on a large scale: clashes between labor and big business.

big business
n
(Business / Commerce) large commercial organizations collectively, esp when considered as exploitative or socially harmful
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.big businessbig business - 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"
business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
Translations
big business n (large organizations) → la grande industria; (profitable activity) → un'attività redditizia
pop music is big business → la musica pop è un grosso affare
big business n (large organizations) → la grande industria; (profitable activity) → un'attività redditizia
pop music is big business → la musica pop è un grosso affare


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He is taking up his work--rubber--it is a big business.
Miss Bunthorne, whom Bert particularly affected, could not ride, and so with some difficulty he hired a basket- work trailer from the big business of Wray's in the Clapham Road.
 
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