conglomerate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·glom·e·rate /kənˈɡlɒmərət $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ noun 1 [countable]BBC a large business organization consisting of several different companies that have joined together 大型联合企业，企业集团 an international conglomerate 国际大型联合企业industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate 工业/金融/媒体等集团► see thesaurus at company2. [countable, uncountable]HEG technical a rock consisting of different sizes of stones held together by clay 砾岩3. [countable]GROUP OF THINGS formal a group of things gathered together 聚集物
Examples from the Corpus
conglomerate• A vast American conglomerate has announced plans to buy the site at a cost of well over a billion dollars.• a media and entertainment conglomerate• In the mid-1980s the big financial conglomerates muscled into the market.• In Britain the merging together of the banking and securities business in the guise of financial conglomerates has rekindled this debate.• A broker buy recommendation helped conglomerate Williams Holdings inch ahead a penny to 326p.• But not much demand can be expected from the large conglomerates.• The German media conglomerate Kronstadt AG reported record earnings last year.• This is the rough distinction between non-media conglomerates with a media side-interest and, in contrast, media conglomerates that diversified outwards.• The buzz at Geneva last week was about smaller cars, wholesale commitment to environmental protection and rationalised, merged conglomerates.• Conflict: there is ample opportunity for this information to be acquired and used by other divisions within the conglomerate.industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate• Time Warner is the biggest media conglomerate, with the broadest reach and opportunity for synergies across different media.• Does the future lie with diversified financial conglomerates or with highly specialized financial institutions?• This is the rough distinction between non-media conglomerates with a media side-interest and, in contrast, media conglomerates that diversified outwards.• Secondly, in so far as we are concerned with insider dealing, the practice is analysed within the context of financial conglomerates.• These events paved the way for the formation of financial conglomerates and made inevitable concern over the increased potential for conflict abuse.• In Britain the merging together of the banking and securities business in the guise of financial conglomerates has rekindled this debate.• Vertical integration of media conglomerates adds pressure to the marketplace and the creative process.• Particular emphasis placed on the problems of regulating and supervising financial conglomerates within the existing national regulatory framework.From Longman Business Dictionaryconglomeratecon‧glom‧e‧rate /kənˈglɒmərət-ˈglɑː-/ noun [countable]COMMERCEORGANIZATIONS a large business organization consisting of several different companies that have joined togethera cable TV and film subsidiary of the world’s largest media conglomerateOrigin conglomerate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of conglomerare “to roll together”, from com- ( → COM-) + glomus “ball”con·glom·e·rate nounChineseSyllable
large several business consisting companies organization of a Business different Corpus
conglomerate
con‧glom‧e‧rate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/
noun
an international conglomerate
industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate
2. [uncountable and countable] technical a rock consisting of different sizes of stones held together by clay
3. [countable] formal a group of things gathered together
▪ company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service: big oil companies | telephone companies | He runs a software company.
▪firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods: a law firm | a firm of accountants | a security firm
▪business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people: She set up her own catering business. | small businesses | a family business
▪corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies: IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
▪multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries: American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
▪conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together: The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
▪giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company: Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
▪subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company: The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.
con‧glom‧e‧rate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/
noun Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of conglomerare 'to roll together', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + glomus 'ball'
1. [countable] a large business organization consisting of several different companies that have joined together:Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of conglomerare 'to roll together', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + glomus 'ball'
industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate
2. [uncountable and countable] technical a rock consisting of different sizes of stones held together by clay
3. [countable] formal a group of things gathered together
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