chaebol

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UK/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/UK/ˈt͡ʃeɪbɒl/UK/ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/US/ˈt͡ʃeɪbɑl/

noun

A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

OriginKorean 재벌(財閥) →
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Meanings

nounchaebol (plural chaebols or chaebol)

plural chaebols · alternative chaebŏl · alternative jaebol · alternative jaebeol

  1. businessA large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Origin

  1. Korean재벌(財閥)
  2. Englishchaebol

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 財閥 /财阀
  • 財閥 /财阀 (cáifá)large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Finnish chaebol
  • chaebollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
French chaebol
  • chaebollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
German Jaebeol
  • Jaebeollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Hungarian csebol
  • csebollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Japanese 財閥, 財閥
  • 財閥 (zaibatsu)large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
  • 財閥 (cheboru)large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Korean 재벌
  • 재벌 (jaebeol)large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Polish czebol
  • czebollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Portuguese chaebol
  • chaebollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Russian чебо́ль
  • чебо́ль (čebólʹ)large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Spanish chaebol
  • chaebollarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate
Vietnamese tài phiệt
  • tài phiệtlarge, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chaebol

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Cite this entry
APA

chaebol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaebol

MLA

“chaebol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaebol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaebol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaebol.

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