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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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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

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

Further fueling their rise: a perception that it isn’t as easy as it once was to make big money on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He was regarded as a family man who attracted big money sponsorship deals, a marquee player at every tournament where he competed.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Another man interrupts him to say, “We leave our dear Haiti to make big money in the Dominican Republic. Is a great opportunity, see?”

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

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