company

  • 21company — n. military unit consisting of several platoons 1) to command a company (a captain commands a company) 2) to deploy; form a company 3) a cannon; headquarters; infantry company companionship 4) to keep (smb.) company; to seek smb. s company 5) to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22company — com|pa|ny W1S1 [ˈkʌmpəni] n plural companies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(other people)¦ 3¦(guests)¦ 4¦(friends)¦ 5¦(performers)¦ 6 be in good company 7¦(GROUP)¦ 8 somebody and company …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23company — companyless, adj. /kum peuh nee/, n., pl. companies, v., companied, companying. n. 1. a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people. 2. a guest or guests: We re having company for dinner. 3. an assemblage of persons… …

    Universalium

  • 24company — noun 1 business organization ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, leading, major ▪ a major Japanese company ▪ medium sized, mid sized (esp. AmE) …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 25company — com|pa|ny [ kʌmpəni ] noun *** 1. ) count an organization that provides services or makes or sells goods for money: Max works for a large oil company. He joined the company in 1982. a local/multinational company and Company (=used in company… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26company — / kVmpFni/ noun 1 BUSINESS (C) an organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to get money: Craig got a job working for an insurance company. (also + plural verb BrE): The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27company */*/*/ — UK [ˈkʌmp(ə)nɪ] / US [ˈkʌmpənɪ] noun Word forms company : singular company plural companies Talking or writing about companies: business a company that makes or sells goods or provides a service, especially one owned and run by one person or a… …

    English dictionary

  • 28company — [[t]kʌ̱mpəni[/t]] ♦ companies 1) N COUNT COLL: oft in names after n A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services. Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company. ...the Ford Motor Company. Syn …

    English dictionary

  • 29company — A corporate enterprise that has a legal identity separate from that of its members; it operates as one single unit, in the success of which all the members participate. An incorporated company is a legal person in its own right, able to own… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 30company — A corporate enterprise that has a legal identity separate from that of its members; it operates as one single unit, in the success of which all the members participate. An incorporated company is a legal person in its own right, able to own… …

    Big dictionary of business and management