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company
[kuhm-puh-nee]
noun
plural
companiesa number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
a guest or guests.
We're having company for dinner.
an assemblage of persons for social purposes.
companionship; fellowship; association.
I always enjoy her company.
one's usual companions.
I don't like the company he keeps.
society collectively.
a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, especially for business.
a publishing company;
a dance company.
(initial capital letter), the members of a firm not specifically named in the firm's title.
George Higgins and Company.
Military.
the smallest body of troops, consisting of a headquarters and two or three platoons.
any relatively small group of soldiers.
Army., a basic unit with both tactical and administrative functions.
a unit of firefighters, including their special apparatus.
a hook-and-ladder company.
Also called ship's company. a ship's crew, including the officers.
a medieval trade guild.
Informal., the Company, a nation's major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
verb (used without object)
Archaic., to associate.
verb (used with object)
Archaic., to accompany.
company
/ ˈkʌmpənɪ /
noun
a number of people gathered together; assembly
the fact of being with someone; companionship
I enjoy her company
a social visitor or visitors; guest or guests
a business enterprise
Abbreviation: Co. co. the members of an enterprise not specifically mentioned in the enterprise's title
a group of actors, usually including business and technical personnel
a unit of around 100 troops, usually comprising two or more platoons
the officers and crew of a ship
a unit of Girl Guides
English history a medieval guild
to accompany (someone)
(esp of lovers) to associate with each other; spend time together
to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate
(foll by with) to leave; go away (from); be separated (from)
verb
archaic, to keep company or associate (with someone)
Other Word Forms
- companyless adjective
- intercompany adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of company1
Word History and Origins
Origin of company1
Idioms and Phrases
keep company,
to associate with; be a friend of.
Informal. to go together, as in courtship.
My sister has been keeping company with a young lawyer.
part company,
to cease association or friendship with.
We parted company 20 years ago after the argument.
to take a different or opposite view; differ.
He parted company with his father on politics.
to separate.
We parted company at the airport.
More idioms and phrases containing company
- keep someone company
- misery loves company
- part company
- two's company
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His company worked with Apple on “F1 The Movie,” starring Brad Pitt, which was released last summer.
"It needs to be restructured so we have a public interest company."
Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice-president of services, said the company "looked forward to delivering premium and innovative fan-first coverage to our customers in a way that only Apple can".
“We expect above-Consensus results from PC and server related companies such as Intel and AMD given order trends were strong all quarter,” the analysts said.
The highest-ranking individual to sell stock was Elaine Sanders, the company’s chief financial officer and corporate secretary.
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When To Use
Company refers to a group of people.Company is a common word with many different specific meanings, but they all have to do with a gathering of people or interaction among a group of people.The word company perhaps most commonly refers to a business. Energizer is a company that makes and sells batteries. When company is used in the name of a business, it is often abbreviated as Co.Company can be the guests you have over to your house. It can also refer to the presence of others: enjoying the company of your cousins.Example: Sarah likes to walk home from school in the company of her best friend, Joe.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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