conglomerate
Americannoun
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anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
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a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.
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Geology. a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel.
adjective
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gathered into a rounded mass; consisting of parts so gathered; clustered.
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consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.
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of or relating to a corporate conglomerate.
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Geology. of the nature of a conglomerate.
verb (used with object)
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to bring together into a cohering mass.
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to gather into a ball or rounded mass.
verb (used without object)
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to collect or cluster together.
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(of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.
noun
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a thing composed of heterogeneous elements; mass
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any coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments of rock embedded in a finer matrix Compare agglomerate
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a large corporation consisting of a group of companies dealing in widely diversified goods, services, etc
verb
adjective
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made up of heterogeneous elements; massed
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(of sedimentary rocks) consisting of rounded fragments within a finer matrix
Other Word Forms
- conglomeratic adjective
- conglomeritic adjective
- deconglomerate verb
- miniconglomerate noun
- pseudoconglomerate adjective
- superconglomerate noun
- unconglomerated adjective
Etymology
Origin of conglomerate
1565–75; < Latin conglomerātus (past participle of conglomerāre ), equivalent to con- con- + glomer- (stem of glomus ) ball of yarn + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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But there remain notable holdouts, such as Fendi, owned by French conglomerate LVMH, a storied Italian luxury brand whose roots are in fur.
From Barron's
While many ski towns have spent years mourning the rise of corporate conglomerates swallowing mom-and-pop owners, a growing faction in Telluride was pushing in the opposite direction.
It’s Greg Abel’s Berkshire Hathaway now, but the last act of Warren Buffett as CEO appears to have been putting some of the conglomerate’s record cash hoard to work.
From MarketWatch
The Dallas-based energy conglomerate accused Greenpeace of orchestrating violence and defamation during the controversial construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago.
From Barron's
Executives from other companies it owns, including a funeral-home conglomerate, have helped run the Mirage’s few remaining operations.
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