corporate

[ kawr-per-it, -prit ]

/ ˈkɔr pər ɪt, -prɪt /

adjective

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

forming a corporation.

pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good.

united or combined into one.

corporative.

noun

a bond issued by a corporation.

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Origin of corporate

1350–1400 for v. senses; 1505–15 for adj. senses; Middle English corporaten < Latin corporātus past participle of corporāre to incorporate¹; see corpus

OTHER WORDS FROM corporate

cor·po·rate·ly, adverbcor·po·rate·ness, nounan·ti·cor·por·ate, adjectivean·ti·cor·por·ate·ly, adverb

an·ti·cor·por·ate·ness, nounin·ter·cor·po·rate, adjectivenon·cor·po·rate, adjectivenon·cor·po·rate·ly, adverb

Words nearby corporate

corpora, corporal, corporal of horse, corporal punishment, corporal's guard, corporate, corporate anorexia, corporate culture, corporate governance, corporate image, corporate ladder

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Example sentences from the Web for anti-corporate

Pro-bank conservatives face a predictable foe in the anti-corporate left.
The People Vs. the Bank of Walmart|James Poulos|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And despite his anti-hero, anti-corporate persona, the iconic Cobain is not the exception.
Inside Kurt Cobain’s $450M empire|CNBC|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the youthful, anti-corporate passion that could propel her candidacy will be there either way.
The Rise of the New New Left|Peter Beinart|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for anti-corporate

corporate

/ (ˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt) /

adjective

forming a corporation; incorporated

of or belonging to a corporation or corporationscorporate finance

of or belonging to a united group; joint

Derived forms of corporate

corporately, adverb

Word Origin for corporate

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

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