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Definition of "multinational" []

  • Having operations, subsidiaries, or investments in more than two countries: a multinational corporation. (adjective)
  • Of or involving more than two countries: a multinational research project. (adjective)
  • A company or corporation operating in more than two countries. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "multinational" in a sentence
  • "I think attitudes have changed and a lot of past mistakes are recognized (although you could draw parallels with certain multinational companies, if you wanted to)."
  • "Individuals working in multinational firms or running a business abroad come under the bracket of international tax law."
  • "The only study that used real firm level data on how they used the funds – an academic survey of actual users of the break – did find that the funds went for the allowed purposes such as investment and payrolls (confirmed by data showing, for example, that wages went up in multinational corporations in the sectors that used the break heavily)."