conglomerate — a large corporation made up of several different companies operating in different areas
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a large corporation made up of several different companies operating in different areas
Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈɡlɑːmərət/
Example Sentences
- The tech conglomerate's CEO couldn't remember which of his 50 companies actually made money.
- My desk is a conglomerate of coffee cups, sticky notes, and mysterious cables.
- The automotive conglomerate announced plans to expand into renewable energy.
conglomerate
NOUN[/kənˈɡlɑːmərət/]
a large corporation made up of several different companies operating in different areas
The conglomerate owns the airline, the bank, and the coffee chain on the same street.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin conglomeratus, the past participle of conglomerare, meaning 'to gather together into a ball or mass'. The word combines the prefix con- (together) with glomerare (to wind into a ball), originally used to describe the formation of rounded stone masses from smaller particles cemented together.
Breakdown
con- (together) + glomerare (to form into a ball, from glomus meaning ball or clump) + -ate (verbal suffix forming past participle in Latin).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The tech conglomerate's CEO couldn't remember which of his 50 companies actually made money.”
“My desk is a conglomerate of coffee cups, sticky notes, and mysterious cables.”
“The automotive conglomerate announced plans to expand into renewable energy.”
“Her breakfast was a strange conglomerate of leftover pizza and cornflakes.”
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