Meaning of Fortune 500 | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A list published annually by Fortune magazine of the 500 United States companies with the highest revenue.
2. Any member of that list.
   broadly, informal
3. Collectively, the members of that list.

Examples

“I'm betting they're more listings from the Fortune 500.”

“If he were a corporation instead of a criminal he'd be in the Fortune 500 by now.”

“Myra Rutledge, heiress to a Fortune 500 candy company, looked around her state-of-the-art kitchen, at the pots bubbling on the stove, at the table set for two.”

“Abbott was in his late sixties and looked like a retired Fortune 500 executive in a three-piece suit, complete with manicured nails and a Rolex watch.”

“In other words, a majority of the Fortune''' 500 are of the size of universities, from 500 up to about 40000 employees.”

“Few sportswear or sports equipment companies could be found pitching their products on television; and even fewer could be found among the Fortune 500.”

“Bennett didn't appear on CNBC, or kibitz with Maria Bartiromo, or speak at Fortune 500 conferences, or get himself profiled in the Wall Street Journal.”

“If logic and demonstrations of success are not impetus enough, realize that activists are now looking beyond Fortune 500s.”

“I shrink a little at the idea of Portia breaking another glass ceiling on her way to what can only be president or CEO of a Fortune 500.”

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