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noun
Large, for-profit corporations collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or social influence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, sometimes, uncountable
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noun
A large and vital economic sector.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of big business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: business, business sector
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Across languages
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