Berkshire

[burk-sheer, -sher, bahrk-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. Also called Berks. a county in S England. 485 sq. mi. (1,255 sq. km).

2. one of an English breed of black hogs, having white markings on the feet, face, and tail.

3. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

Berkshire

/ ˈbɑːkʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. Berks. a historic county of S England: since reorganization in 1974 the River Thames has marked the N boundary while the Berkshire Downs occupy central parts; the county council was replaced by six unitary authorities in 1998. Area: 1259 sq km (486 sq miles)

2. a rare breed of pork and bacon pig having a black body and white points

Example Sentences

“Hugely wealthy parents should leave their children enough so they can do anything but not enough that they can do nothing,” Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett wrote in a letter to shareholders.

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Later, he shuttered most of his investing partnerships, joining Berkshire in 1978 as its vice chairman.

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Berkshire Hathaway now owns a million shares, down from 5 million at the end of 2019.

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Recent moves in the stock suggest that Berkshire already is showing a 40% gain on its new investment.

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More recently, the firm bought nearly half of the real-estate firm Howard Hughes, which Ackman has envisioned as a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway, referencing the company of his longtime idol, Warren Buffett.

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