Conglomerate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
  2. a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.
  3. a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel.
adjective
  1. gathered into a rounded mass; consisting of parts so gathered; clustered.
  2. consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.
  3. of or relating to a corporate conglomerate.
  4. of the nature of a conglomerate.
verb (used with object), con·glom·er·at·ed, con·glom·er·at·ing.
  1. to bring together into a cohering mass.
  2. to gather into a ball or rounded mass.
verb (used without object), con·glom·er·at·ed, con·glom·er·at·ing.
  1. to collect or cluster together.
  2. (of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.
noun (kənˈɡlɒmərɪt)
  1. a thing composed of heterogeneous elements; mass
  2. any coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments of rock embedded in a finer matrix
  3. a large corporation consisting of a group of companies dealing in widely diversified goods, services, etc
verb (kənˈɡlɒməˌreɪt)
  1. to form into a cluster or mass
adjective (kənˈɡlɒmərɪt)
  1. made up of heterogeneous elements; massed
  2. (of sedimentary rocks) consisting of rounded fragments within a finer matrix
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