BIG BANG, THE


Meaning of BIG BANG, THE in English

Big Bang, the BrE AmE noun

1 . the explosion at the beginning of time, which most scientists believe caused the universe to exist:

the Big Bang theory

2 . the name given to the changes in the system and rules of the London ↑ stock exchange which came into effect on December 27th 1986:

By October 1987, a year after Big Bang, the inflated City salaries were slipping.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.