📖 Definitions of "Conglomerates"
noun
- 1
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
- 2
A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
- 3
A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Conglomerates"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| combinednoun | (skiing) Ellipsis of Nordic combined. [(skiing) An event in which individual skiers take part in runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill.] |
| gathernoun | A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker. |
| cumulatenoun | (geology) An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or floating. |
| amassnoun | (obsolete) A large number of things collected or piled together. |
| accumulateverb | (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. |
| pile upverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog. |
| empirenoun | A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. |
| pudding stonenoun | Alternative form of puddingstone. [A conglomerate stone consisting of pebbles surrounded by cement.] |
| agglomerationsnoun | State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster. |
| aggregatesnoun | A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole. |
| blocsnoun | A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance. |
| businessesnoun | (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity. |
| clustersnoun | A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. |
| companiesnoun | (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation. |
| concernsnoun | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. |
| conglomerationsnoun | That which consists of many previously separate parts. |
| consortianoun | An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture. |
| consortiumsnoun | An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture. |
| corporationsnoun | There were two types of corporations at work in the Upper Canadian economy: the legislatively chartered companies and the unregulated joint stock companies. |
| empiresnoun | A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. |
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