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big money

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noun

  1. large sums of money

    there's big money in professional golf

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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SpaceX is raising big money to spend on Nvidia artificial-intelligence chips, according to a report.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But elsewhere in Europe, governments are committing big money to their own satellite industries.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

They also took aim at some of Raman’s own wealthy backers, who have put big money into outside campaign committees that support her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gibney is renowned for taking on big money, corruption and anything else that reeks of injustice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The family had moved from Puerto Rico to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands with the hope that my dad could start a small construction company and make big money.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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