Chaebol

//ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Etymology

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

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