Definitions for conglomerate
kənˈglɒm ər ɪt, kəŋ-; -əˌreɪtcon·glom·er·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. pudding stone, conglomeratenoun

   a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

2. conglomerate, empireadjective

   a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

3. conglomerateverb

   composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

   "the conglomerate peoples of New England"

4. accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amassverb

   collect or gather

   "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conglomeratenoun

   A cluster of heterogeneous things.

2. conglomeratenoun

   A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

3. conglomeratenoun

   A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

4. conglomerateverb

   To combine together into a larger mass.

5. conglomerateverb

   To combine together into a larger corporation.

6. conglomerateadjective

   Clustered together into a mass.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conglomerateadjective

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Gathered into a round ball, so as that the constituent parts and fibres are distinct.

   Fluids are separated in the liver, and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.

   2. Collected; twisted together.

   The beams of light, when they are multiplied and conglomerate, generate heat. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 267.

2. To CONGLOMERATEverb

   To gather into a ball, like a ball of thread; to inweave into a round mass.

   Etymology: conglomero, Lat.

   The liver is one great conglomerated gland, composed of innumerable small glands, each of which consisteth of soft fibres, in a distinct or separate convolution. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol.

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1. conglomerate

   A conglomerate is a large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms, often involved in different types of businesses. Its structure comprises a parent company and many subsidiaries or divisions. These companies are usually unrelated in terms of their business activities. This system allows each division to operate as its own entity under the larger corporate umbrella, providing diversification and risk distribution for the parent company.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conglomerateadjective

   gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light

2. Conglomerateadjective

   closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers

3. Conglomerateadjective

   composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together

4. Conglomeratenoun

   that which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation

5. Conglomeratenoun

   a rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; -- opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia

6. Conglomerateverb

   to gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass

7. Etymology: [L. conglomeratus, p. p. of conglomerare to roll together; con- + glomerare to wind into a ball. See Glomerate.]

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1. Conglomerate

   A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company. Conglomerates are often large and multinational.

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1. Conglomerate

   kon-glom′ėr-āt, adj. gathered into a clew or mass.—v.t. to gather into a ball.—n. a rock composed of pebbles cemented together.—n. Conglomerā′tion, state of being conglomerated: a collection of things. [L. conglomerāre, -ātum—con, together, and glomus, glomeris, a clew, akin to globus.]

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1. Conglomerate

   congregated; massed together.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conglomerate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conglomerate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conglomerate in a Sentence

1. Doug Fuller:

   It is clear that [ Beijing ] is going to narrow the scope of managerial independence through regulation and informal' guidance' to the [ Alibaba ] conglomerate.

2. David Tawil:

   Lampert has successfully spun out other pieces of the overall conglomerate over time, and that has gone to shareholders, either through a dividend or spinning out the stock, that's still a possibility for some of the assets of the company.

3. The Washington Post:

   Over the course of 14 months, the Chinese energy conglomerate and its executives paid $4.8 million to entities controlled by Hunter Biden and his uncle, according to government records, court documents and newly disclosed bank statements, as well as emails contained on a copy of a laptop hard drive that purportedly once belonged to Hunter Biden.

4. Alexander Mayer:

   Companies are more vulnerable to takeovers or become targets of activist investors if they are burdened with a conglomerate discount.

5. The Washington Post:

   Over the course of 14 months, the Chinese energy conglomerate and its executives paid $ 4.8 million to entities controlled by President Biden son and President Biden son uncle, according to government records, court documents and newly disclosed bank statements, as well as emails contained on a copy of a laptop hard drive that purportedly once belonged to President Biden son.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conglomerate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conglomerate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conglomerate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conglomerate
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=conglomerate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=conglomerate
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=conglomerate
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=conglomerate