conglomerate
adjective
con·glom·er·ate
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Definition of conglomerate
(Entry 1 of 3)
: made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
the conglomerate peoples of New England a conglomerate empire
conglomerate
verb
con·glom·er·ate
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conglomerated;
conglomerating
Definition of conglomerate (Entry 2 of 3)
: to gather into a mass or coherent whole
Infinite numbers of dull people conglomerated round her …— Virginia Woolf
conglomerate
noun
con·glom·er·ate
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Definition of conglomerate (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: a composite mass or mixture
especially
: rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)
2
: a widely diversified corporation
an international conglomerate of some 350 businesses
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Other Words from conglomerate
Verb
conglomerative
\ kən-ˈgläm-rə-tiv
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adjective
, -ˈglä-mə- ; -mə-ˌrā- \
adjective
conglomerator
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noun
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noun
Noun
conglomeratic
\ kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈra-tik
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for conglomerate
Synonyms: Verb
assemble, cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, rendezvous
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
break up, disband, disperse, split (up)
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Examples of conglomerate in a Sentence
Verb
people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the riverNoun
a news and entertainment conglomerate Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Last month, it was announced that San Francisco beauty brand was being acquired by European consumer goods conglomerate Unilever, whose diverse brand roster includes Hellmann’s, Ben & Jerry’s, Axe and Dove. — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, "She gave up everything to start beauty brand Tatcha. What happens after it’s sold?," 8 July 2019 One advertising company under scrutiny in the investigation is Havas SA, the ad company owned by media conglomerate Vivendi SA, VIVHY -1.95% the people said. — Nicole Hong, WSJ, "Federal Prosecutors Probe Ad Industry’s Media-Buying Practices," 27 Sep. 2018 In a shareholder vote over competing slates of directors, Elliott narrowly edged out French media conglomerate Vivendi . — Eric Sylvers, WSJ, "Elliott Scores a Victory in Telecom Italia Fight," 4 May 2018 Telecom Italia, whose biggest shareholder is French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, is planning to set aside about 700 million euros ($834 million) to pay for the early retirements and voluntary buyouts, one of the people said. — Bloomberg.com, "Bloomberg," 9 Jan. 2018 Elliott has set up a showdown with Telecom Italia’s largest shareholder, the French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, which owns 24 percent. — Daniele Lepido, Bloomberg.com, "Elliott Said to Back Ferrari-Like Spinoff for Telecom Italia," 21 Mar. 2018 French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, Telecom Italia’s largest shareholder with a 24 percent stake, increased its influence over the Italian phone company last year. — Bloomberg.com, "Bloomberg," 8 Jan. 2018 Erik Hellum has also been appointed as COO of the radio and media conglomerate’s local media. — Billboard, "Executive Turntable: Hires at Def Jam, Plus Moves at Warner Music Group, Townsquare & More," 21 Oct. 2017 For the better part of the past two years, the company has had to deal with a looming takeover threat from French media conglomerate Vivendi, which has slowly been buying shares of the game publisher. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Ubisoft’s CEO Isn’t Playing Games," 23 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And then there is Secret, the women’s deodorant brand of the consumer goods conglomerate Procter & Gamble. — Kevin Draper, New York Times, "Pushed by Consumers, Some Sponsors Join Soccer’s Fight Over Equal Pay," 5 Aug. 2019 The French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH co-own the makeup brand with Rihanna, with Forbes estimating the company to be worth $3 billion, and that LVMH owns an estimated 50% of the brand while Rihanna owns about 15%. — Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY, "Rihanna tops Forbes' list of wealthiest female musicians with eye-popping $600 million," 13 Sep. 2018 The bride’s father is the vice president of investor relations and the treasurer of Textron, a global aerospace and defense technologies conglomerate in Providence, R.I. — New York Times, "Emily Salander, Felipe Maciá," 8 July 2018 For SoftBank, a deal would help the Japanese conglomerate put more money to work from its Vision Fund, which is backed largely by Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi sovereign-wealth funds, as well as money from SoftBank. — Eliot Brown, WSJ, "WeWork in Talks With SoftBank to Double Valuation to as Much as $40 Billion," 13 June 2018 Some media had reported that Singapore Air (singy, -2.66%), Qatar Airways and conglomerate Tata Group were potential bidders, but in the end none showed up. — Fortune, "A Funny Thing Happened When India Put Its National Airline Up for Sale: No One Put in a Bid," 1 June 2018 The company has reached a tentative deal to sell its Nine West and Bandolino footwear and handbag business to conglomerate Authentic Brands Group, which controls the brands of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali and others. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "Nine West files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection," 6 Apr. 2018 Now SoftBank, a Japanese conglomerate best known in the United States for its ownership of Sprint, is looking to muscle in on this lucrative business. — Landon Thomas Jr., New York Times, "SoftBank Looks to Invade Wall Street’s Turf," 11 Mar. 2018 There are just three major makers of DRAM: Korea conglomerates Samsung and SK Hynix, and Micron, a stand-alone company and the smallest of the three. — David Staats, idahostatesman, "Prosecutors say Micron workers in Taiwan stole tech secrets | Idaho Statesman," 8 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The announcement comes at a time when General Dynamics ― one of the last military-industrial conglomerates remaining from the industry’s Reagan-era heyday ― is trying to remake itself for the information age. — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, "Former defense secretary Jim Mattis rejoins General Dynamics board," 7 Aug. 2019 Warren Buffett's industrial and insurance conglomerate ended the second quarter with a record $122 billion in cash, according to an earnings report released on Saturday. — Shannon Liao, CNN, "Warren Buffett is lying in wait. Berkshire Hathaway has $122 billion in cash," 3 Aug. 2019 John Flannery , who ran the Boston industrial conglomerate from 2017 to 2018, has landed at Charlesbank Capital Partners as an advisory director. — BostonGlobe.com, "Boston University, edX partner to offer online MBA program," 30 July 2019 Industrial conglomerates on both sides of the Atlantic—United Technologies in the U.S. and Thyssenkrupp in Europe—are letting go of their elevator brands in an effort to refocus their corporate portfolios. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Get a Lift With the Elevator Industry," 1 July 2019 Siemens Energy, which cut 200 jobs at the end of last year, will lay off 35 more workers this summer as the German industrial conglomerate finishes closing its Houston service center. — Erin Douglas, Houston Chronicle, "Siemens lays off more workers as Houston plant closes," 28 June 2019 Honeywell, a large industrial conglomerate, has spun off multiple large divisions; DowDuPont, created by a 2017 merger, is now splitting itself into three independent companies. — Zachary Kar