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chaebol
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chaetognath
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chaebol

chae·bol [ cháy bòl ] (plural chae·bols or chae·bol)


noun 
Definition:
 
S Korean business conglomerate: a South Korean business conglomerate that usually has authoritarian management. Collectively, chaebols account for the bulk of South Korea's gross national product.

[Late 20th century. < Korean, literally "money clan"]
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