megacorp

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ corp.

Noun

megacorp (plural megacorps)

1. (informal) A very large corporation; megacorporation.
   • 1980, Glenn Porter, Encyclopedia of American economic history: volume 2:

     In the period following World War II, the diversification strategy became a more common one for megacorps, the technique being refined so that expansion was no longer limited to industries with a similar technology.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Medi-Gel Codex entry:

     The gel is a genetically-engineered bioplasm created by the Sirta Foundation, a medical technology megacorp based on Earth. Technically, medi-gel violates Council laws against genetic engineering, but so far, it has proved far too useful to ban.

   • 2009, Marc Lavoie, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Mario Seccareccia, Money and Macrodynamics: Alfred Eichner and Post-Keynesian Economics, page 99:

     If he were alive to study these changes, I think he would have focused his attention on how these changes affect the investment behavior of megacorps, for it is through investment that megacorps are able to grow over time.

See also

• mega cap