Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

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.

Big Businesses www.ask.com/Big+Businesses Search for Big Businesses Q&A Big Businesses

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To big business

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Big business is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Collins

World English Dictionary

big business

—n
	large commercial organizations collectively, esp when considered as exploitative or socially harmful

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

big business definition

Large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned businesses.

Word Dynamo Rating For Big business

People who can define Big business may know 45,520 words, as many as a 12th grader.

How many words do you know?

Upgrade to Ad-free Premium Membership!

Matching Quote

"The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business."

-Walter Lippmann

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help