Zaibatsu

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzaɪˌbatËŒsu/

Origin

From Japanese 財閥, coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj "wealth") + 閥 (bjot "powerful family") (compare Korean chaebol, Mandarin cáifá).

Full definition of zaibatsu

Noun

1. (economics) Japanese term for ‘money clique’ or conglomerate, and sometimes used in the United States to refer to any large corporation.