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Chaebol

2 stages from Korean to English.

Today it means a large South Korean business conglomerate typically controlled by one family
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Stage 1 of 2
chaebol
Korean · 1900s
"a family-controlled business conglomerate"
literally wealth clan, a large family-controlled business conglomerate
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Stage 2 of 2
chaebol
English · 1980s
"a large South Korean family-run business conglomerate"
adopted by economists and journalists describing South Korea's industrial giants
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