Meaning of big money | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A large amount of money, especially a significant source of revenue or income.
   idiomatic, informal, uncountable
2. Large corporations, the people who run them, or corporate interest generally, seen as exerting political influence and prioritising profits over other political concerns.
   idiomatic, informal, uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“To oversimplify a bit[…]the [Bernie] Sanders view⟳ is that money is the root of all evil. Or more specifically, the corrupting influence⟳ of big money, of the 1 percent and the corporate elite, is the overarching source of the political ugliness we see⟳ all around us.”

“The political triumph of Donald Trump shattered the establishments in the Democratic and Republican parties – both wedded to the rule⟳ of Big Money and to the reign of meretricious politicians.”

“The progressive wing of the Democratic Party is skeptical: The Republican Party has gone authoritarian. Mitch McConnell is obstructionist. Big money pulls the strings. The system is broken.”

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