What does kone mean?

Definitions for kone
kone

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word kone.


Did you actually mean kine or konoe?

Wikipedia

  1. Kone

    Kone Oyj (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkone]; officially stylized as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, Finland. In addition, Kone builds and services moving walkways (referred to by the company as autowalks), automatic doors and gates, escalators, and lifts. In the Finnish language, Kone means "machine". Since 1924, Kone has been controlled by the Herlin family. Harald Herlin purchased the company in 1924 and served as its chairman until 1941. Afterward, his son, Heikki H. Herlin, took over his father's post from 1941–1987. In 1954, Pekka Herlin joined Kone and succeeded his father as president in 1964. Since 2003, Antti Herlin, the son of Pekka Herlin, has been its chairman. As of December 2019, Antti Herlin controls 62% of the voting rights and 22% of the shares of the company, which is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

Wikidata

  1. Kone

    Kone Oyj, founded in 1910 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is an international engineering and service company employing some 32,500 personnel worldwide. The firm is the fourth largest manufacturer of elevators worldwide, a manufacturer of escalators, and also provides maintenance services and modernization solutions. In addition, Kone builds and services automatic doors and gates. The company provides local service for builders, developers, building owners, designers and architects in 800 locations in over 40 countries. Since 1924, Kone has been owned by one of Finland's wealthiest families, the Herlin family. After Harald Herlin purchased the company in 1924, he served as its Chairman until 1941. Afterwards, his son, Heikki H. Herlin, took over his father's post from 1941–1987. Control of the company was then handed down to his son, Pekka Herlin, which he retained from 1987–2003. The current Chairman of Kone's Board of Directors from 2003 onwards is Antti Herlin, the son of Pekka Herlin. In the Finnish language Kone means "machine" or "device".

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KONE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kone is ranked #19027 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kone surname appeared 1,431 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kone.

    71.4% or 1,022 total occurrences were Black.
    22.1% or 317 total occurrences were White.
    2.1% or 31 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.8% or 26 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.4% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce kone?

How to say kone in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kone in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of kone in a Sentence

  1. Markus Grolms:

    This also applies to Kone, in our basic agreement with management we have clearly established that any bidder must strike an agreement with us before a signing takes place. That's not negotiable.

  2. Juha Kinnunen:

    Expectations are always high for Kone and this is the first time it has come up with a statement like that on China.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

kone#10000#61805#100000

Translations for kone

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for kone »

Translation

Find a translation for the kone definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"kone." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/kone>.

Discuss these kone definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for kone? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    kone

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    A greedy
    B hatched
    C dependable
    D suspicious

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for kone: