corporate
Americanadjective
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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.
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forming a corporation.
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pertaining to a united group, as of persons.
the corporate good.
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united or combined into one.
noun
adjective
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forming a corporation; incorporated
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of or belonging to a corporation or corporations
corporate finance
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of or belonging to a united group; joint
Other Word Forms
- anticorporate adjective
- anticorporately adverb
- anticorporateness noun
- corporately adverb
- corporateness noun
- intercorporate adjective
- noncorporate adjective
- noncorporately adverb
Etymology
Origin of corporate
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
Example Sentences
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Companies are plowing ahead with corporate tie-ups and investments despite a war and slumping stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
California built its tradition of open government — including for citizen boards that set the rules for such functions as automotive repair and security guard licensing — precisely to keep well-funded corporate interests in check.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Wells Fargo’s Wren said that he is expecting that S&P 500 corporate earnings will continue to increase this year, even if the U.S. economy slows.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The Unilever-McCormick deal adds to the wave of portfolio reshaping across food and consumer-products companies, including divestments from underperforming brands and corporate splits into smaller, separate businesses.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Concluding that economics, not politics, held the key to black success in America, Moore started a new career as a corporate gadfly, disrupting stockholders' meetings with pointed questions about racial policies and hiring practices.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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