big money
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
As regular readers know, this survey is important mostly because it tells us what the big money has already been buying.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Big tours can mean big money for local economies and, according to Barclays, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour contributed almost £1bn to the UK economy when it hit London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Liverpool last year.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
There’s big money to be made or lost betting on how the rotations in the market work out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
“They’ll start to paying off, pretty soon now. Ah wants tuh git in de game whilst de big money is in it. Ah ain’t fuh no spuddin’ tuhday.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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