Topic: COMPANIES
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of conglomerare 'to roll together', from com- ( COM-) + glomus 'ball' |
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con‧glom‧e‧rate
1 [countable]BBC a large business organization consisting of several different companies that have joined together : an international conglomerate
an international conglomerate2 [uncountable and countable]HEG technical a rock consisting of different sizes of stones held together by clay
3 [countable] formal a group of things gathered together
WORD FOCUS: company WORD FOCUS: company
similar words: firm, business
a big company: corporation, multinational, conglomerate
an Internet company: dot-com
a company that is owned by a larger company: subsidiary, affiliate
abbreviations used in company names: Ltd (Limited)
Co. (Company)
Corp. (Corporation)
PLC (Public Limited Company) British English, Pty. (Proprietary) used in Australia and South Africacompany
➔ See also company
WORD FOCUS: company similar words: firm, business
a big company: corporation, multinational, conglomerate
an Internet company: dot-com
a company that is owned by a larger company: subsidiary, affiliate
abbreviations used in company names: Ltd (Limited)
Co. (Company)
Corp. (Corporation)
PLC (Public Limited Company) British English, Pty. (Proprietary) used in Australia and South Africacompany
➔ See also company
