Conglomerative

/kənˈɡlɒmərətɪv/ adjective

Definition

Having the tendency or quality of gathering things together; relating to the process of forming conglomerates.

Etymology

Conglomerate with the suffix -ive, meaning 'tending to' or 'characterized by.' Describes the action or quality of combining.

Kelly Says

The conglomerative impulse in business—the urge to buy up everything—cycles through history: some decades companies go wild merging, other decades they break apart to focus on one thing.

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