Definitions for SONY
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WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Sonynoun

   An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.

2. Etymology: * A combination of sonus and sonny

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1. Sony

   Sony Group Corporation (ソニーグループ株式会社, Sonī Gurūpu kabushiki gaisha, SOH-nee) (also known as Sony Corporation, commonly known as Sony, stylized as SONY and abbreviated as Sony Group Corp.) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company, with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion.Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. It is the world's largest player in the premium TV market for a television of at least 55 inches (140 centimeters) with a price higher than $2,500 as well as second largest TV brand by market share and, as of 2020, the third largest television manufacturer in the world by annual sales figures.Sony Group Corporation is the holding company of the Sony Group (ソニー・グループ, Sonī Gurūpu), which comprises Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Sony Entertainment (Sony Pictures, Sony Music), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Financial Group, Sony Creative Products, and others. The company's slogan is We are Sony. Their former slogans were The One and Only (1979–1982), It's a Sony (1981–2005), like.no.other (2005–2009), make.believe (2009–2013), and Be Moved (2013–2021). Sony has a weak tie to the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) corporate group, the successor to the Mitsui keiretsu. Sony is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (in which it is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core30 indexes) with an additional listing in the form of American depositary receipts listed in the New York Stock Exchange (traded since 1970, making it the oldest Japanese company to be listed in an American exchange), and was ranked 88th on the 2021 Fortune Global 500 list.

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1. SONY

   What does SONY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SONY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SONY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sony is ranked #100302 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sony surname appeared 180 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sony.
   
   58.8% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
   18.3% or 33 total occurrences were White.
   10% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   8.8% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
   3.8% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for SONY »

1. syon

2. nosy

How to pronounce SONY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SONY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SONY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SONY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of SONY in a Sentence

1. Amy Pascal:

   And this isn't some flunky. It's the chairman of the entire Sony Corporation who I am dealing (with).

2. Mayim Bialik:

   I couldn’t be more thrilled to join the Jeopardy! family. What started out with my 15-year-old repeating a rumor from Instagram that I should guest host the show has turned into one of the most exciting and surreal opportunities of my life! I’m so grateful and excited to continue to work with Mike Richards, and I’m just over the moon to join forces with him and Sony. After all the conversations we’ve had about this partnership, I am just so ready to get started!

3. Jason Connell:

   We are a part of Sony and Sony's a Japanese company, i think we realized we're sort of in the best position possible.

4. Scott Greiper:

   It’s going to take leadership on part of the federal government so that [for example] Sony or the Department of the Defense knows that if they were attacked physically by a band of jihadists, the government would step in … it has to be the same on the virtual side, that sort of leadership of the federal government with the private sector, I think is the only answer here.

5. John Kerry:

   The United States condemns North Korea for the cyber-attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sony
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html