Company vs. Corporation
Companynoun
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
Corporationnoun
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
Companynoun
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
‘A company of actors.’;
Corporationnoun
(UK) The municipal governing body of a borough or city, in force since 1974 and obsolete except in the City of London.
Companynoun
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
‘the boys in Company C’;
Corporationnoun
(historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
Companynoun
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
‘It took six companies to put out the fire.’;
Corporationnoun
A protruding belly; a paunch.
Companynoun
(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
Corporationnoun
A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.
Companynoun
An intelligence service.
‘As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.’;
Corporationnoun
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
Companynoun
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
Corporationnoun
slang terms for a paunch
Companynoun
(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
Corporation
A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law a legal person in legal context) and recognized as such in law for certain purposes. Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e.
‘born out of statute’;
Companynoun
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
‘Keep the house clean; I have company coming.’;
Companynoun
(uncountable) Companionship.
‘I treasure your company.’;
Companyverb
To accompany, keep company with.
Companyverb
To associate.
Companyverb
To be a lively, cheerful companion.
Companyverb
To have sexual intercourse.
Companynoun
The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.
‘Evil company doth corrupt good manners.’; ‘Brethren, farewell: your company alongI will not wish.’;
Companynoun
A companion or companions.
‘To thee and thy company I bidA hearty welcome.’;
Companynoun
An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
‘Thou shalt meet a company of prophets.’;
Companynoun
Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.
Companynoun
Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
‘Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company.’;
Companynoun
An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.
Companynoun
Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; - often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.
Companynoun
A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.
Companynoun
The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.
Companynoun
The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
Companyverb
To accompany or go with; to be companion to.
Companyverb
To associate.
‘Men which have companied with us all the time.’;
Companyverb
To be a gay companion.
Companyverb
To have sexual commerce.
Companynoun
an institution created to conduct business;
‘he only invests in large well-established companies’; ‘he started the company in his garage’;
Companynoun
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical);
‘the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel’;
Companynoun
the state of being with someone;
‘he missed their company’; ‘he enjoyed the society of his friends’;
Companynoun
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
Companynoun
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
‘they organized a party to search for food’; ‘the company of cooks walked into the kitchen’;
Companynoun
a social gathering of guests or companions;
‘the house was filled with company when I arrived’;
Companynoun
a social or business visitor;
‘the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company’;
Companynoun
a unit of firefighters including their equipment;
‘a hook-and-ladder company’;
Companynoun
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
Companyverb
be a companion to somebody
Companynoun
a commercial business
‘a company director’; ‘a shipping company’; ‘the Ford Motor Company’;
Companynoun
the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment
‘I really enjoy his company’;
Companynoun
a person or people regarded as pleasant (or unpleasant) to be with
‘you're not much company—I might as well go home’; ‘she is excellent company’;
Companynoun
the person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing
‘he was silent among such distinguished company’;
Companynoun
a visiting person or group of people
‘I'm expecting company’;
Companynoun
a number of individuals gathered together
‘the Mayor addressed the assembled company’;
Companynoun
a body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain
‘B Company of the Cheshire Regiment’;
Companynoun
a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together
‘a national opera company’;
Companynoun
a group of Guides.
Companynoun
a flock of wigeon (ducks)
‘a company of wigeons occasionally numbers several thousand birds’;
Companyverb
associate with; keep company with
‘these men which have companied with us all this time’;
Companyverb
accompany (someone)
‘the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself’;
Company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals.
