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zaibatsu (iou)



zaibatsu noun. Pl. same. M20.
[Japanese, from zai wealth + batsu clique.]
Commerce. Orig., a Japanese capitalist organization usu. based on a single family having controlling interests in a variety of companies. Now, (the members of) a Japanese business cartel or conglomerate.