big business

== English == === Noun === big business (uncountable) (sometimes capitalized) Large, for-profit corporations collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or social influence. A large and vital economic sector. ==== Usage notes ==== By extension, the pattern of big + [product/industry] is now sometimes used humorously, as for example in He tried to innovate in his pastry menu, boldly defying Big Cupcake. ==== Hyponyms ==== (in specific industries) big ag (Big Ag) big pharma (Big Pharma) big tech (Big Tech) big tobacco (Big Tobacco) (in specific numbers of titans) Big Four Big Three ==== Translations ==== === See also === big government big labor big money