English Dictionary

Fortune 500

noun

(singular only) The list published annually by Fortune magazine of the 500 United States companies with the highest revenue. / (plural only) Collectively, the members of that list.

The Fortune 500 companies are leaders in their respective industries.

意味（1）

(singular only) The list published annually by Fortune magazine of the 500 United States companies with the highest revenue.

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

意味（2）

(plural only) Collectively, the members of that list.

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

意味（3）

(by extension, informal, countable) Any one member of that list.

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.