zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
Historical term especially associated with large, often family-controlled Japanese financial and industrial groups before and around the prewar period; also used in discussion of such conglomerates as a historical institution.
Mitsui and Mitsubishi are known as representative zaibatsu.
After the war, the dismantling of the zaibatsu was carried out.
Colloquial, somewhat joking use for someone who seems very rich; this is much less formal than the historical/economic sense.
He's loaded, so he always treats us at drinking parties.
After the war, GHQ broke up the major zaibatsu conglomerates.
His family is loaded, and they live in a huge mansion.