conglomerate

English

Wikipedia

Noun

conglomerate (plural conglomerates)

1. A cluster of heterogeneous things.
2. (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
3. (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

See also

• Conglomerate (company) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Conglomerate (company)
• Conglomerate (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Conglomerate (geology)

Translations

cluster of heterogeneous things

Bulgarian: конгломерат (bg) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 合併 (zh), 合并 (zh) (hébìng)

Dutch: conglomeraat (nl) n. Finnish: kasauma (fi) German: Konglomerat (de) n.

corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations

Chinese: Mandarin: 企業集團 (cmn), 企业集团 (cmn) (qǐyè jítuán), 集團公司 (cmn), 集团公司 (cmn) (jítuán gōngsī) Finnish: konglomeraatti, monialayhtiö, monialayritys

German: Multikonzern m., Mischkonzern m., Konglomerat n. Icelandic: samsteypa (is) f.

rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix

Bulgarian: конгломерат (bg) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 礫岩 (cmn), 砾岩 (cmn) (lìyán)

Finnish: konglomeraatti (fi) German: Konglomerat (de) n. Icelandic: völuberg (is) n.

Adjective

conglomerate (comparative more conglomerate, superlative most conglomerate)

1. Clustered together into a mass.

Translations

clustered

Icelandic: samsettur (is) m., sundurleitur (is) m.

Verb

conglomerate (third-person singular simple present conglomerates, present participle conglomerating, simple past and past participle conglomerated)

1. To combine together into a larger mass.
2. (business) To combine together into a larger corporation.

Translations

combine together

Icelandic: safna saman (is), steypa saman (is), hlaupa í kökk (is)

combine into a larger corporation

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Italian

Verb

conglomerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of conglomerare
2. second-person plural imperative of conglomerare
3. Feminine plural of conglomerato