Meanings of taking massive in English

Qadri was taking massive kickbacks from a company flying pilgrims to Mecca.

He got back up on his feet, taking massive strides in his ankle socks.

Everyone thinks we spend our lives taking massive punts.

There's people back in the UK taking massive salaries for the same job they do in Iceland.

He then moved on to gym climbing, getting yelled at by the staff for intentionally taking massive whippers.

Top anti-drugs officials in Mexico are accused of taking massive bribes to pass on information to a drug cartel.

Among the documents were reports that U.S. officials in Afghanistan strongly suspected Pakistan was secretly supporting Taliban insurgents while taking massive amounts of American aid.

This follows three tumultuous years in which the Hong Kong-headquartered company cut jobs and sold assets, some at losses, taking massive writedowns and raising funds.