Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A conglomerate of businesses, usually owned by a single family, especially in Korea.
Wiktionary
- n. business, sometimes pejorative A large, family-controlled South Korean business conglomerate.
Etymologies
- Late 20th century, from Korean 재벌 ("財閥, jaebeol") (Wiktionary)
- Korean chaebŏl : chae, wealth (from Middle Chinese tshaj) + bŏl, powerful family (from Middle Chinese buat). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Much of South Korea's wealth is concentrated in just a few dozen large conglomerates, known as chaebol, such as the Samsung group.”
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“The Japanese call it keiretsu; the Koreans say chaebol; the Russian word is semibankirshchina; and the Americans label the cozy arrangement among industrialists, bankers and government officials crony capitalism.”
“Because of their concentrated wealth and influence, family-owned conglomerates known as chaebol have become a key election issue.”
“Mr. Ahn's latest move comes as family-owned conglomerates known as chaebol have become a key election issue because of their concentrated wealth and influence.”
“Many of South Korea's largest companies, including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co., are or were part of family owned conglomerates known as "chaebol.”
“SK Telecom's interest in Hynix shows how South Korean business conglomerates, known as chaebol, are making investments that aren't in the best interests of shareholders, Cochran said.”
“SK and STX's interest in Hynix renewed concerns South Korean business groups known as the chaebol were reviving practices of over-expansion that led to the financial crisis in the late 90s, Shaun Cochran, head of Korea research at CLSA, said in July.”
“Likewise in South Korea, where family controlled conglomerates, known as chaebol, have long been the drivers of the country's economy.”
“SK Telecom's interest in Hynix shows how South Korean business conglomerates known as chaebol are making investments that aren't in the best interests of shareholders, Cochran said.”
“SK Telecom's interest in Hynix renewed concerns South Korean business groups known as chaebol were reviving practices of over-expansion that led to the financial crisis in the late 1990s, Shaun Cochran, head of Korea research at CLSA, said in July.”
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