big businessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbɪɡ ˈbɪz.nɪs/us/ˌbɪɡ ˈbɪz.nɪs/big business noun [ U ] (BUSINESS)
powerful and influential businesses and financial organizations (= ones with a lot of influence) when considered as a group:
The party receives most of its financial support from big business.
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Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- airline
- answering service
- auction house
- carrier
- collective
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchise
- franchisee
- outfit
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
- public limited company
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big business noun [ U ] (POPULAR)
something that makes a lot of money:
Health clubs are big business these days.
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Business - general words
- Age of Exploration
- B2B
- B2C
- back office
- biz
- deal
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- fair trade
- globalization
- mass market
- mass market
- niche market
- offshore
- open market
- private
- private enterprise
- privately
- tender
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