Meanings
nouncrown jewel (plural crown jewels)
plural crown jewels
- A prized possession or asset, originally one making up part of the royal regalia.
- businessA valuable part of a company, especially one that is sought by another in a hostile takeover.
Translations
Esperanto kronjuvelo
- kronjuveloprized possession
Finnish kruununjalokivi, kruununjalokivi
- kruununjalokiviprized possession
- kruununjalokivipart of company
Russian гордость, жемчужина
- гордость (gordostʹ)prized possession
- жемчужина (žemčužina)prized possession
Spanish joya de la corona, joya de la corona
- joya de la coronaprized possession
- joya de la coronapart of company
Swedish kronjuvel, kronjuvel
- kronjuvelprized possession
- kronjuvelpart of company
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APA
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MLA
“crown jewel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20jewel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crown jewel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20jewel.
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