单词 | chaebol |
释义 | chaeboln. In South Korea: a large business conglomerate, usually owned and controlled by one family. Also: a family which runs such an enterprise; a member of such a family. Also in extended use: the privileged social status and wealthy, fashionable lifestyle associated with such businesses and families. Cf. zaibatsu n., keiretsu n. Frequently attributive.Unlike family-owned corporations in Japan (the zaibatsu and keiretsu), chaebol were initially (and until the late 1980s) dependent on state financial support, and were consequently subject to government policy and regulation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > large or powerful company monopoly1871 price leader1898 supergiant1910 corporate1945 giant1958 chaebol1972 1972 C. J. Kim Foreign Investm. in Korea (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) iv. iii. 209 The three chaebol, the wealthy family, which borrowed cash loans the most from the top, had one National Assemblyman..in the majority party. 1988 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 28 Apr. 13 Chaebol families..are now counting their wealth in the billions. 1991 World Press Rev. Sept. 45/2 South Korea's chaebols, or industrial groups, produce everything from instant noodles to computers. 1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 30 Sept. 9 South Korean manufacturing has since grown under Korean - not foreign - auspices (unlike in Malaysia and Singapore), dominated by big industry associated with the jaebol. 1998 R. Whitley in G. Thompson Econ. Dynamism in Asia-Pacific ix. 230 These diversified conglomerates are..managed as cohesive economic entities with a unified group culture focused on the chaebol owner. 2007 Korea Times (Nexis) 4 June The most stock-rich chaebol is Chung Mong-joon, an independent lawmaker and the majority shareholder of Hyundai Heavy Industries. 2017 @AnnYoongie 21 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Yoona is playing golf and likes wine. Wow she's living the chaebol life. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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