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zaibatsu.

A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/zaɪˈbætsuː/Received-Pronunciation/zaɪˈbɑtsu/General-American
  1. A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.

    historical
  2. Any large corporation.

    US · broadly
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu), coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj, “wealth”) + 閥 (bjot, “powerful family”).

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