conglomerate

IPA: kʌngɫˈɑmɝʌt

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

Examples of "conglomerate" in Sentences

The entertainment conglomerate is still run by McMahon's husband, Vince.
Tech conglomerate is likely to partner with other large multinational companies around the world.
The conglomerate is joining with Harbin Electric Machinery Co. to make GE-designed onshore and offshore wind turbines.
Gannett, the nation's most predatory newspaper conglomerate, is still trying to take over the rack distribution business.
PT Indo Tirta Suaka, a pig farm owned by Indonesia's biggest conglomerate, is taking methane released from manure and turning it into power.
Pershing also said it has taken an 11% stake in conglomerate Fortune Brands, the maker of Jim Beam bourbon, Moen faucets and Titleist golf balls.
THR reports that Rupert Murdoch (aka Australian Beezlebub) said during his quarterly earnings call today that the conglomerate is in “very early talks about [a sequel].”
*** Transportation Hitachi, the Japanese technology conglomerate, is in talks with firms in India and Brazil with the aim of finding local partners for tie-ups in railway operations within a year, a senior company executive said, as it looks to take on more powerful European and North American rivals.
Uranium One, a Canadian company mired in controversy over its proposed purchase by a Russian mining conglomerate, is divesting itself of its Colorado mining interests because of "all the politics and all the local sentiment" against uranium mining in the state, an executive told the Colorado Independent recently.