company
noun
a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
companies
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pluralof company.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof company (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
companynouna number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
Example Sentences
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The study’s results were unexpectedly released two days early as a result of a broken embargo, sending down the shares of both companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“In case after case,” Mr. Levinson writes, “UPS would win permission to do things that other trucking companies could not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Members of the Chetrit family, based in New York, hold extensive real estate through multiple companies, some of which have suffered legal and financial troubles in the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, bigger companies are turning to all-inclusive resorts to prop up growth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
These companies disclosed their ever-growing earnings, but not much else.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
