big money

noun

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

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But that’s just the headline act as far as the WhatsApp hackers are concerned, big money rewards are also on offer for other exploits, adding more than another million to the prize pot. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Amazon’s competitors are also throwing big money at AI. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025 As with any fledgling romance, Trumpworld and big money cryptocurrency interests were bound to have their first fight at some point. Jake Lahut, Wired News, 30 July 2025 Hence, the lobbyists get paid big money to buy off the legislators’ votes to divert your money to their clients in contracts, subsidies, rebates and credits. Christopher Eric Bouchat, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.

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