big-budget

phrase

: involving a lot of money : involving a relatively large cost
a big-budget movie
a big-budget economic forecast

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The series is a big-budget bet for Disney+, adapting a wildly popular webtoon with around 3 billion views worldwide into a lavish romantasy series. — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Now that frame generation is an option, developers have another tool in their toolkit to consider when bringing big-budget games to Nintendo’s hybrid console. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 The report finds that big-budget films account for much of the exodus. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Major uptown venues like Blumenthal Arts showcase big-budget national tours, but rental costs can be out of reach for community groups bound by ticket-pricing restrictions. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big-budget

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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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