big money
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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While many families struggle to keep up with rising energy bills, fueled by the war in Iran, companies are now deciding to spend big money to keep their future bills under control.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Another reason U.S. equity traders are paying little heed to the war could be that U.S. companies are making big money.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The headlines focus on apps, but the big money is flowing to agentic AI’s boring industrial backbone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
California grows those crops too, but the big money is in nuts, produce and other “specialty” crops, leading to a constant demand for fertilizer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
I’d spent years in Harlem and on the road around the most popular musicians, the “names,” even, who really were making big money for musicians—and they had nothing.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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