conglomerate
pronunciation
How to pronounce conglomerate in British English:
UK [kənˈglɒmərət]
How to pronounce conglomerate in American English:
US [kənˈglɑmərət]
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- Noun:
- a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
- a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
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- Verb:
- collect or gather
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- Adjective:
- composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
Word Origin
- conglomerate (adj.)
- 1570s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare "to roll together," from com- "together" (see com-) + glomerare "to gather into a ball," from glomus (genitive glomeris) "a ball," from PIE root *glem-.
- conglomerate (n.)
- "large business group," 1967, from conglomerate (adj.).
- conglomerate (v.)
- 1590s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare (see conglomerate (adj.)). Related: Conglomerated; conglomerating.
Example
- 1. China everbright is a hong kong-based subsidiary of state-controlled financial conglomerate china everbright group .
- 2. He had spotted within the highly indebted conglomerate the seeds of his luxury venture .
- 3. Nearly defunct clothing manufacturer into a conglomerate that controls more than 60 luxury brands .
- 4. Samsung 's conglomerate structure has clearly raised suspicion that it offers undue advantage at home .
- 5. Outside the state firms , the fiddly conglomerate is the favoured form of organisation .