See Also: pium(dictionary)

keiretsu (iou) and pium (iou)


keiretsu (iou)



keiretsu noun. M20.
[Japanese, lit. 'system, order of descent'.]
In Japan: a conglomeration of businesses linked together by cross-shareholdings to form a robust corporate structure; a hierarchy of suppliers, subcontractors, etc., owned or part-owned by a parent company which they serve.

pium (iou)



pium noun. M19.

A S. American buffalo gnat, Simulium pertinax. Also pium fly.