conglomerate

Pronunciation

• Noun, adjective:
  • (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈɡlɒm(ə)rət/
  • (US) IPA ^(key): /kənˈɡlɑm(ə)rət/
• Verb:
  • (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈɡlɒməreɪt/
  • (US) IPA ^(key): /kənˈɡlɑməreɪt/

• Audio (AU)

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• Hyphenation: con‧glo‧mer‧ate

Noun

Singular conglomerate

Plural conglomerates

Kiewit Plaza in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, the corporate headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate (sense 1)

1. (business) A conglomerate is a corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are not related to the corporation's primary activity.
2. (geology) A conglomerate is a rock that consists of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Adjective

Positive conglomerate

Comparative more conglomerate

Superlative most conglomerate

1. If something is conglomerate it is clustered together into a mass.

   conglomerate flowers.

2. (geology) If something is conglomerate it is composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Verb

Plain form conglomerate

Third-person singular conglomerates

Past tense conglomerated

Past participle conglomerated

Present participle conglomerating

1. (transitive) If something is conglomerated, it is combined together into a larger mass.
2. (transitive) (business) If something is conglomerated, it is combined together into a larger corporation.