Words / B2

mult-ee-NASHUN-uh-l/ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl/

Multinational means operating in several countries; as a noun, such a company: a multinational sponsor; a multinational. International is wider; global stresses the whole world. A sponsor still needs a UK ethics note. Mix-up: multicultural (previous entry); national is of one country. Do not call a single UK chain multinational.

Meaning

Operating in several countries; as a noun, such a company.

Examples

• “A multinational sponsor still needs a UK ethics note.”
• “A multinational featured in the trade case study, which is the noun sense.”

Good to know

a multinational + noun; a multinational (company). Wider: international. Trap: multicultural / national. Business, geography, and news. Several countries, not several cultures as such.

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