multinational
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.operating or having offices and factories in many different countries.
adj.operating, or having subsidiary branches and assets, in multiple sovereign states. Often used to describe large corporations.
Simple“She works for a large multinational bank with offices in London, Tokyo, and New York.”
In context“The multinational corporation faced significant regulatory hurdles while attempting to harmonise its employment contracts across three different continents.”
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
adj.involving or including people from several different nations.
adj.relating to, or involving, more than two nations or ethnic groups within a single political framework.
Simple“The peacekeeping force was a multinational effort to bring peace to the region.”
In context“The summit aimed to establish a multinational agreement on carbon emissions, requiring cooperation between both developed and developing economies.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a very large company that does business in many countries.
n.a large commercial organisation with operations and subsidiaries in multiple countries. Often used in economic critiques or business reporting.
Simple“Many multinationals are moving their headquarters to cities with lower taxes.”
In context“Economists argue that large multinationals often wield more political influence than the smaller nations in which they operate.”
Synonyms
Usage multinational body · multinational company · multinational corporation
“He advises senior management at Chinese and multinational corporations in the region which gives him a unique insight into the world’s second-largest economy.”
“Then, too, he observes, sometimes customer pressure gets firms, even large multinationals, to improve working conditions, either for the firm's own workers or along its supply chain.”
From multi- + national.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.