Cie.
Americanabbreviation
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Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage
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Companion of the Indian Empire
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(in the Irish Republic) Coras Iompair Eireann
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Etymology
Origin of Cie.
From the French word Compagnie
Example Sentences
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Even the formidable C. Aubrey Smith, as the gruff chairman of Colet & Cie., never crosses her directly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Cie. de Saint- Gobain SA shelved a planned $1.1 billion IPO of its packaging unit, citing “market uncertainty and volatility.”
From BusinessWeek • Jun. 29, 2011
Michelin & Cie. climbed 2.6 percent as the world’s second- largest tiremaker announced that full-year profit exceeded analysts’ projections.
From BusinessWeek • Feb. 11, 2011
During World War II Switzerland's Heberlein and Co., and France's Billion et Cie. were trying to find a way to make ersatz wool.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Among the foreign correspondents of his firm were the Barings of London, and Hottinguer et Cie. of Paris.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
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