major

major
▪ I. major ma‧jor 1 [ˈmeɪdʒə ǁ -ər] adjective [only before a noun]
1. very large or important when compared with other companies, countries, activities etc of a similar kind:

• a major New York bank

• a meeting of the seven major industrialized nations

• The company is currently undergoing a major restructuring.

2. very serious:

• The company's major problem was its reliance on the big UK market.

• There are no major safety concerns with this product.

  [m0] ▪ II. major major 2 noun [countable usually plural]
a very important company in a particular industry:

• The majors are taking market share away from smaller companies.

• the Hollywood majors

• the Japanese oil majors

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major UK US /ˈmeɪdʒər/ adjective
► very large, important, or powerful, especially when compared with others of the same type: »

a rail link connecting major European cities

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Exports play a major role in key sub-sectors.

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Our prices are lower on 2,000 items than those of all our major competitors.

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major companies/corporations/retailers

► a major change, difference, etc. affects a lot of people or organizations, sometimes in a way that causes difficulties for them: »

Lack of skilled workers has become a major problem in recent years.

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Governments now face major challenges in addressing problems in the global economy.

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a major barrier/obstacle/boost

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major UK US /ˈmeɪdʒər/ noun [C, usually plural]
► COMMERCE one of the most important companies in a particular industry: »

The majors are projected to collect up to $1 trillion in profits over the next 10 years.

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Among the majors, this airline ranks first for on-time arrivals .

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oil/industry/supermarket majors


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Major — ist ein militärischer Dienstgrad verschiedener Länder. Er gehört zur Dienstgradgruppe der Stabsoffiziere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Historisches 2 Deutschland 3 Österreich 4 Schweiz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Major — Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • major — Major. s. m. Officier de guerre dans un corps, qui porte les ordres des Commandants à tous les autres Officiers. Le Major d un Regiment. le Major de, la place. Major des Gardes du Corps, Est un Officier qui fait servir les Gardes auprés du Roy, & …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • major — [mā′jər] adj. [ME maiour < L major, compar. of magnus, great: see MAGNI ] 1. a) greater in size, amount, number, or extent b) greater in importance or rank 2. of full legal age 3. constituting the majority: said of a part, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • major in — ˈmajor in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they major in he/she/it majors in present participle majoring in past tense majored in past p …   Useful english dictionary

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