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.

Nearby words

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

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

Related forms

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

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Examples 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 Formscorporately, adverb

Word Origin for corporate

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

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Word Origin and History for anti-corporate

corporate

adj.

early 15c., "united in one body," from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare "form into a body," from corpus (genitive corporis) "body" (see corporeal).