Company
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Company is a noun meaning A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
Meaning
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
More Meanings
- A small group of birds or animals.
- (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
- (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
- (A group of) adversaries, enemies, or rivals; unwanted company.
- (uncountable) Companionship.
- (business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
- (archaic, transitive) To accompany, keep company with.
Example Sentences
a financial services company
Keep the house clean; I have company coming.
Marconi set up the company who made the first radios.
The company added it has not “received any reports of adverse events,” but it’s moving forward with the recall out of “an abundance of caution.”
Word Forms
- companies
- companie
- companying
- companied
Synonyms for company
Depending on context, synonyms include corporation, association, companionship, fellowship, organization, society.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include society, accompany, fellowship, comradeship, party, companionship.
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