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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • corporately adverb
  • corporateness noun
  • anticorporate adjective
  • anticorporately adverb
  • anticorporateness noun
  • intercorporate adjective
  • noncorporate adjective
  • noncorporately adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corporate1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Lloyd’s probe focuses on the nature of Neal’s relationship with Rebekah Clement, until recently the director of corporate affairs at Lloyd’s, the people familiar with the matter said.

That’s corporate speak for “We only want patients we can really profit from.”

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That also aligns nicely with several modern precepts we’ve come to tolerate about certain New Yorkers who are propped up by political and corporate forces that enable them to get away with just about everything.

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"Furthermore, the erroneous ruling by the corporate court, spearheaded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, to strip Wingtech of its control over Nexperia remains a key obstacle to resolving the issue," it added.

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It wasn’t too long ago that the mere mention of “artificial intelligence” in a corporate press release would trigger an upside move for the stock.

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