Fortune 500

English Proper noun fortune 500 1 A list published annually by Fortune magazine of the 500 United States companies with the highest revenue. en 1987 Katherine V. Forrest Murder at the Nightwood Bar Alyson Publishing 1555837174 65 I'm betting they're more listings from the Fortune 500. en 2004 Matt Ruff Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy Grove Press 0802141552 42 If he were a corporation instead of a criminal he'd be in the Fortune 500 by now. en 2004 w:Fern Michaels Payback 0821778765 Prologue 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. Collectively, the members of that list. en 1990 w:Sue Grafton "G" is for Gumshoe Henry Holt and Company 0805004610 154 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. en 1990 Michael Novak Toward a Theology of the Corporation American Enterprise Institute 0844737445 20 In other words, a majority of the Fortune 500 are of the size of universities, from 500 up to about 40000 employees. en 1999 Steve Fiffer Three Quarters, Two Dimes and a Nickel: A Memoir of Becoming Whole The Free Press 0684873516 170 Few sportswear or sports equipment companies could be found pitching their products on television; and even fewer could be found among the Fortune 500. en 2003 w:Joel C. Rosenberg w:The Last Jihad Tor/Forge 0765346435 23 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. Noun fortune 500 en by extension informal Any member of that list. en 2000 Susan F. Shultz The Board Book 13 0814405495 If logic and demonstrations of success are not impetus enough, realize that activists are now looking beyond Fortune 500s. en 2005 Amy Scheibe What Do You Do All Day? St. Martin's Press 0312343035 53 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. en Collectives Wealth