corporate

[kawr-per-it, -prit]

adjective

1. of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.

   a corporate executive;

   She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.

2. forming a corporation.

3. pertaining to a united group, as of persons.

   the corporate good.

4. united or combined into one.

5. corporative.

noun

1. a bond issued by a corporation.

corporate

/ ˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt /

adjective

1. forming a corporation; incorporated

2. of or belonging to a corporation or corporations

   corporate finance

3. of or belonging to a united group; joint

Other Word Forms

• corporately adverb
• corporateness noun
• anticorporate adjective
• anticorporately adverb
• anticorporateness noun
• intercorporate adjective
• noncorporate adjective
• noncorporately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporate¹

First recorded in 1350–1400 for verb senses; 1505–15 for adjective senses; Middle English corporaten, from Latin corporātus, past participle of corporāre “to incorporate”; incorporate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporate¹

C15: from Latin corporātus made into a body, from corporāre, from corpus body

Example Sentences

Comedians and musicians have often performed at private gigs and corporate parties.

From BBC

Weiss is extremely popular among corporate executives disdainful of high taxes and big government.

From Los Angeles Times

As an account manager, Jones controlled the company’s financial systems, corporate accounts and records, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

So could the solution be broader, not involving regulation at government or corporate level at all - but instead equipping users themselves to better determine what is true?

From BBC

David Corenswet’s Clark Kent isn’t merely invulnerable; he’s also unyielding in his view that in an era defined by corporate cruelty, being nice is true punk rock.

From Salon

Related Words

• collective 
• joint