big money
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Gibney is renowned for taking on big money, corruption and anything else that reeks of injustice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Clubs in the 2026-27 season also have to spend at least £5.4m, dubbed the new salary cap floor - this leaves less wriggle room if you wanted to bring in one player on big money.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
El-Sayed told me that before this race, he didn’t “understand just how craven big money could get.”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
He adds that investors should remember the saying of the late Charlie Munger, longtime vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway: “The big money is not in the buying and selling but in the waiting.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cora’s sparkling shoes tell her whole story: huge house meaning big money, over-attentive parents, perfect life.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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