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 1 percent as the world’s second-largest tiremaker announced that full-year profit exceeded analysts’ projections.
From BusinessWeek • Feb. 11, 2011
And in Belgium, the huge chemical company of Solvay et Cie. held a meeting at which 1,800 family "partners" discussed increasing Solvay's capital by selling shares to the European public.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was stipulated that the name of Hamerton should not be used; the title of the firm was to be "Gindriez et Cie.," my husband being sleeping partner only.
From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
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