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corporation
[ kawr-puh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. municipal corporation, public corporation.
- Corporation, the group of principal officials of a borough or other municipal division in England.
- any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body.
- Informal. a paunch; potbelly.
corporation
/ ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən /
noun
- a group of people authorized by law to act as a legal personality and having its own powers, duties, and liabilities
- Also calledmunicipal corporation the municipal authorities of a city or town
- a group of people acting as one body
- informal.a large paunch or belly
corporation
- A business organization owned by a group of stockholders , each of whom enjoys limited liability (that is, each can be held responsible for losses only up to the limit of his or her investment ). A corporation has the ability to raise capital by selling stock to the public.
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Grammar Note
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Other Words From
- corpo·ration·al adjective
- multi·corpo·ration noun
- noncor·po·ration noun
- subcor·po·ration noun
- super·corpo·ration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corporation1
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Example Sentences
He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.
Indeed, the Japanese-owned corporation has set a horrible precedent.
A 1907 contract leases the plot of land to the Belgika corporation for five years, but it stayed for much longer.
The QC Group Inc A Minnesota-based corporation, owned by Daniel Medford and David DeVowe, which provides quality control services.
Co., Missouri Corporation that manufactures plumbing products.
In future years the poor-rate (so-called) will include, in addition to these, all other rates levyable by the Corporation.
Any person who owes debts, or business corporation, may become a voluntary bankrupt.
What is a manufacturing corporation, within the meaning of the law, is not even yet fully known.
And this may be done by a corporation through its properly organized officers.
They thus establish a law for themselves somewhat like a charter of a corporation.
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