Großbetrieb

== German == === Etymology === groß (“large/great”) +‎ Betrieb (“operation/business”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡʁoːsbəˌtʁiːp] Hyphenation: Groß‧be‧trieb === Noun === Großbetrieb m (strong, genitive Großbetriebs, plural Großbetrieb-e) (economics, business) large enterprise, large-scale operation (a business entity characterized by a large number of employees and high turnover) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Großunternehmen (often used synonymously in a legal/corporate context) Konzern (if several companies are combined under one management) ==== Antonyms ==== Kleinbetrieb (small business) Mittelbetrieb (medium-sized business) ==== Hypernyms ==== Betrieb (operation/business) Wirtschaftseinheit (economic unit) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Betriebsführung (the management of such a large entity) Fixkostendegression (a major advantage for a large-scale operation) Größenvorteil (the competitive advantage of being large) Skaleneffekt (economies of scale realized by large operations) Unternehmenssteuerung (the steering mechanisms required for large structures) ==== Related terms ==== Großstadt (large city) Betriebsrat (works council; mandatory and influential in a large operation) === References === “Großbetrieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Großbetrieb” in Duden online