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 Definitions of COMpany  [ˈkʌm pə ni]  

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Definition of 'COMpany' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) company
a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.

2.  company
a guest or guests:
We're having company tonight.

3.  company
companionship; fellowship; association:
We always enjoy her company.

4.  company
one's usual companions:
I dislike the company you keep.

5.  company
a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, esp. for business:
a publishing company; a dance company.

6.  company
(cap.) the partners of a firm not specified in its title:

7.  company
a basic unit of troops comprising a headquarters and two or three platoons.

8.  company
any relatively small group of soldiers.

9.  company
a unit of firefighters.

10. (v.i.) company
Archaic. to associate.

11. (v.t.) company
Archaic. to accompany.

12.  company
to associate in or as if in courtship:
She keeps company with a teacher.

13.  company
(of a couple) to spend time together regularly; go out on dates, as in courtship.

14.  company
to separate:
We parted company at the airport.

15.  company
to cease association or friendship.

16.  company
to take an opposite view; differ.

Etymology:  (1200–50; ME < AF; OF compaignie companionship, der. of compain < LL compāniō)

Definition of 'COMpany' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) company
an institution created to conduct business
"he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

2. (noun) company
small military unit; usually two or three platoons

3. (noun) company, companionship, fellowship, society
the state of being with someone
"he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

4. (noun) company, troupe
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
"the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

5. (noun) caller, company
a social or business visitor
"the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"

6. (noun) company
a social gathering of guests or companions
"the house was filled with company when I arrived"

7. (noun) party, company
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
"they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"

8. (noun) ship's company, company
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

9. (verb) company
a unit of firefighters including their equipment
"a hook-and-ladder company"

10. (verb) company, companion, accompany, keep company
be a companion to somebody


Definition of 'COMpany' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) company
a business that makes or sells sth
He works for a huge company.; computer/oil/insurance/cosmetics companies

2.  company
the fact of having sb with you so you are not lonely
She called her sister because she needed company.

3.  company
keep sb company
to stay with sb
I'll come over and keep you company.

4.  company
a guest or guests
I didn't realize you had company.

5.  company
a group of actors or dancers
a theater/dance company; when the company was on tour


Definition of 'COMpany' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) COMpany
the state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse

2. (noun) COMpany
a companion or companions

3. (noun) COMpany
an assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient

4. (noun) COMpany
guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine

5. (noun) COMpany
society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse

6. (noun) COMpany
an association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company

7. (noun) COMpany
partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co

8. (noun) COMpany
a subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men

9. (noun) COMpany
the crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company

10. (noun) COMpany
the body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play

11. (verb) COMpany
to accompany or go with; to be companion to

12. (verb) COMpany
to associate

13. (verb) COMpany
to be a gay companion

14. (verb) COMpany
to have sexual commerce


Translation of 'COMpany' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a number of people joined together for a (commercial) purpose
a glass-manufacturing company.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: maatskappy Arabic flag Arabic: شَرِكَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: дружество
Brazilian flag Brazilian: companhia Czech flag Czech: společnost German flag German: die Gesellschaft
Danish flag Danish: virksomhed; firma Greek flag Greek: εταιρεία Spanish flag Spanish: compañía
Estonian flag Estonian: kompanii, ettevõte, firma Farsi flag Farsi: شرکت؛ گروه Finnish flag Finnish: yritys
French flag French: société Hebrew flag Hebrew: חֶבְרָה Hindi flag Hindi: कम्पनी
Croatian flag Croatian: trgovačko društvo, poduze Hungarian flag Hungarian: vállalat Indonesian flag Indonesian: perusahaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fyrirtæki Italian flag Italian: compagnia, società Japanese flag Japanese: 会社
Korean flag Korean: 회사 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bendrovė, kompanija, įmon Latvian flag Latvian: kompānija; sabiedrība
Malay flag Malay: syarikat Dutch flag Dutch: bedrijf Norwegian flag Norwegian: (aksje)selskap, kompani
Polish flag Polish: spółka Persian flag Persian: شرکت؛ گروه Pashto flag Pashto: ملګرتيا، شركت، ملتيا: ډله
Portuguese flag Portuguese: companhia Romanian flag Romanian: companie Russian flag Russian: компания
Slovak flag Slovak: spoločnosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: podjetje Serbian flag Serbian: kompanija
Swedish flag Swedish: företag Thai flag Thai: กลุ่มคนที่มีจุดประสงค์มาร Turkish flag Turkish: şirket, ortaklık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 公司 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: компанія Urdu flag Urdu: متعدد لوگ ایک ساتھ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: công ty Chinese flag Chinese: 公司

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