Multinational
adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A multinational company.
"The G8 leaders also called on multinationals to make a full disclosure to the taxman over how much tax they pay in different countries."
- 1 Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country). not-comparable
"AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and chocolate chip cookies to his mother’s pastries: knafah, qatayef and baklawah."
- 2 Operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two). not-comparable
"By operating within many nations, but ouside them at the same time, multinational firms create possibilities of change even in the world political structure"
- 1 involving or operating in several nations or nationalities wordnet
Example
More examples"The multinational corporation lowered the price of several products."
Etymology
From multi- + national.
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