Fortune 500

Fortune 500 definition - business

Fortune 500

A trademark for a well-known, widely quoted annual listing by Fortune magazine of the largest industrial corporations in the United States. Firms are listed along with their assets, sales, and profits. Subsequent issues include the largest retailers, utilities, financial institutions, transportation companies, foreign corporations, and the second 500 largest industrial firms.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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