corporate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to make into a body”), which in turn was formed from corpus (“body”). See also corpse.
Pronunciation [edit]
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Adjective [edit]
corporate (comparative more corporate, superlative most corporate)
- of, or relating to a corporation.
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- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, Internal Combustion[1]:
- But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, Internal Combustion[1]:
- formed into a corporation; incorporated.
- unified into one body; collective.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from corporate
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Translations [edit]
of, or relating to a corporation
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formed into a corporation; incorporated
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unified into one body; collective
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Noun [edit]
corporate (plural corporates)
- (finance) A bond issued by a corporation
- 2009 January 11, Robert D. Hershey Jr., “Look Past 2008 Stars for Gains in Bonds”:
- So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor.
- 2009 January 11, Robert D. Hershey Jr., “Look Past 2008 Stars for Gains in Bonds”:
Verb [edit]
corporate (third-person singular simple present corporates, present participle corporating, simple past and past participle corporated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To incorporate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Stow to this entry?)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To become incorporated.
External links [edit]
- corporate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- corporate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
corporāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of corporō
