company
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[edit] Pronunciation
- SAMPA: /"kVmp@ni/
- IPA: /'kʌmpəni/
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[edit] Etymology
- Old French compaignie "companionship" (French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion
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company (plural companies)
- A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.
- In legal context, an entity that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.
- In non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation.
- Social visitors.
- Keep the house clean, I have company coming.
- companionship
- I treasure your company.
- A military unit, typically consisting of two or three platoons.
- The Boys in Company C.
- A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
- It took six companies to put out the fire.
- (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
- (idiomatic) Nickname for an intelligence service.
- As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.
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in legal context, a corporation
in non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation
group of individuals with a common purpose
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social visitors
companionship
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military unit
unit of firefighters and their equipment
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