corporate
Americanadjective
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of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
a corporate executive;
She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
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forming a corporation.
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pertaining to a united group, as of persons.
the corporate good.
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united or combined into one.
noun
adjective
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forming a corporation; incorporated
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of or belonging to a corporation or corporations
corporate finance
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of or belonging to a united group; joint
Other Word Forms
- anticorporate adjective
- anticorporately adverb
- anticorporateness noun
- corporately adverb
- corporateness noun
- intercorporate adjective
- noncorporate adjective
- noncorporately adverb
Etymology
Origin of corporate
First recorded in 1350–1400 for verb senses; 1505–15 for adjective senses; Middle English corporaten, from Latin corporātus, past participle of corporāre “to incorporate”; incorporate 1
Example Sentences
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Many investors are hoping that strong corporate earnings, falling interest rates and a still-chugging economy can power the equities market to another year of positive returns.
In addition, he uses price/earnings to growth, or PEG, ratios, which demonstrate “how expensive a sector is compared to actual earnings growth and gives us a better relative valuation compared to corporate performance.”
From Barron's
Sharing the video, Ackman wrote: “If the hotel owner lied in their statement and the below allegation is confirmed, @Hilton corporate could terminate the hotel owner’s franchise.”
“We love the insight we are getting from very knowledgeable corporate insiders. Nobody has the view that they have.”
From MarketWatch
As a college student in Portland, Ore., Ochuko Akpovbovbo knew she wanted to work for Adidas or Nike—not just because she loved sneakers, but to immerse herself in their corporate culture.
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