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big money

noun big-money

  1. idiomatic, informal, uncountable A large amount of money, especially a significant source of revenue or income. When people see puppies going for the cost of vaccinations at animal shelters, and then hear about ones that sell for $500, they think big money is to be had in dog breeding.
  2. idiomatic, informal, uncountable Large corporations, the people who run them, or corporate interest generally, seen as exerting political influence and prioritising profits over other political concerns. Republicans push Big Government to raise cash from one religious sect, but stomp on Big Government antitrust measures that prevent big money control of illegal monopolistic corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft.

adjective big-money

  1. idiomatic, informal, not comparable Involving or transacting a large amount of money. Unless their candidates can amass a considerable campaign chest, one assumed to come from big money donors, they do not stand a chance of winning.

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@misc{big_money_2026,
  title = {big money},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20money},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}