big money

large sums of money: there's big money in professional golf.

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big money - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"

big bucks, megabucks, pile, bundle

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

money - wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"

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People paid Tamoszius big money to come and make music on state occasions; and also they would invite him to parties and festivals, knowing well that he was too good-natured to come without his fiddle, and that having brought it, he could be made to play while others danced.

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And nothing would have happened anyway, if it hadn't been for that big money panic in Wall Street.

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There's big money in it, but I presume that don't affect you any.

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We have to stop the influx of big money into politics.

I want to drive out big money

They view the 21-year-old as a key piece in their future plans, having paid big money to secure his signature ahead of Paris Saint-Germain andManchester City.

Frenkie De Jong's huge release clause revealed after Barcelona transfer switch; The Dutch youngster is viewed as a key piece in Barcelona's future plans after they secured his signature

The Blues spent big money to sign the Colombian international this summer from Barcelona.

Marco is impressed by Yerry's character

Yes, haven't you heard the former big man from your big money house saying that the two containers came and one was taken to the big money houseand the other one went to one olden time money house that has not been functioning for almost 30 years now?

Lord, please help us to find our containers

by Gautam ViswanathanPeople today think footballers have always earned big money, but that's only been the case very recently.

On the ball: Footballers today have too much time and money

We also have some of the weakest safeguards against big money on the books.

Make political candidates back campaign finance reform

In the latest (http://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-big-money-poll-the-pros-turn-cautious-1461387009) Big Money poll conducted by Barron's, just 38 percent of the 100-plus money managers surveyed considered themselves bullish on stocks through the end of the year.

A Wall Street Rally Without Bulls

Breaking Big Money's Grip on America provides convincing evidence to support this view and explores how a nationwide Democracy Movement can overcome the ruling status of Big Money and convert our government into one that instead serves the true needs and desires of the American people.