| Definitions of 'Company' |
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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
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| Definitions of 'Company' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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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
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