conglomerate meaning and definition

CONGLOMERATE noun

Definition of conglomerate (noun)

1. a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
   • synonyms: pudding stone
2. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
   • synonyms: empire

CONGLOMERATE verb

Definition of conglomerate (verb)

1. collect or gather
   • "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
   • synonyms: accumulate, amass, cumulate, gather, pile up

CONGLOMERATE adjective

Definition of conglomerate (adjective)

1. composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
   • "the conglomerate peoples of New England"