chaebol

[je-buh l]

noun, plural chae·bol, chae·bols.

a South Korean conglomerate, usually owned by a single family, based on authoritarian management and centralized decision making.

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British Dictionary definitions for chaebol

chaebol

noun

a large, usually family-owned, business group in South Korea

Word Origin for chaebol

C20: from Korean, literally: money clan

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