big money

noun

: a lot of money
She was earning big money as a lawyer.

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Tuesday’s big money Florida Lottery draw games — Mega Millions, Cash4Life, Fantasy 5, Jackpot Triple Play — produced two big winners, one of which played at a Miami-Dade gas station. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 Sure, the big money also benefits from official financial statement filings because this helps with their modeling efforts. Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 Gears of War having its 'Reach moment' with E-Day was only a matter of time; Doom has just received the same treatment with The Dark Ages, and lists of great video game prequels are growing larger almost every year as publishers and developers refuse to bury big money-making franchises. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The smaller companies like May, Pony, WeRide and Tensor may play, but only after joining forces with big money as Zoox did. Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big money

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“Big money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20money. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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