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big business

NOUN
industry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business commerce corporation management production trade
STRONG
manufactory mob monopoly outfit traffic
WEAK
commercial enterprise megacorp multinational
Antonyms
WEAK
idleness indolence laziness lethargy unemployment worthlessness

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From its Bahrain base overlooking a manicured cove in Manama, Vitol over decades built a big business supplying Persian Gulf oil to Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

However, OpenAI's move also reflects how big tech does big business.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Wall Street isn’t giving Arm Holdings enough credit for a big business transformation, according to an analyst.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

“We kept talking about these tropes from ‘80s movies of slobs versus snobs,” and how it mirrored the mom-and-pop shop versus big business dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

American universities, already beginning to enjoy the fruits of collaboration with big business, duly put this relationship to work.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik