Definitions for company
ˈkʌm pə nicom·pa·ny

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. company(noun)

   an institution created to conduct business

   "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

2. company(noun)

   small military unit; usually two or three platoons

3. company, companionship, fellowship, society(noun)

   the state of being with someone

   "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

4. company, troupe(noun)

   organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

   "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

5. caller, company(noun)

   a social or business visitor

   "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"

6. company(noun)

   a social gathering of guests or companions

   "the house was filled with company when I arrived"

7. party, company(noun)

   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. ship's company, company(noun)

   crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

9. company(verb)

   a unit of firefighters including their equipment

   "a hook-and-ladder company"

10. company, companion, accompany, keep company(verb)

    be a companion to somebody

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. company(Noun)

   A group of individuals with a common purpose

   a company of actors.

2. company(Noun)

   An entity that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.

3. company(Noun)

   Any business, without respect to incorporation.

4. company(Noun)

   Social visitors.

5. company(Noun)

   companionship.

6. company(Noun)

   A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.

7. company(Noun)

   A unit of firefighters and their equipment.

8. company(Noun)

   The entire crew of a ship.

9. company(Noun)

   Nickname for an intelligence service.

10. company(Verb)

    To accompany, keep company with.

Origin: From compaignie (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from *compania, but this word is not attested. compaignie is equivalent to compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Company(noun)

   the state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse

2. Company(noun)

   a companion or companions

3. Company(noun)

   an assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient

4. Company(noun)

   guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine

5. Company(noun)

   society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse

6. Company(noun)

   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. Company(noun)

   partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co

8. Company(noun)

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

9. Company(noun)

   the crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company

10. Company(noun)

    the body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play

11. Company(verb)

    to accompany or go with; to be companion to

12. Company(verb)

    to associate

13. Company(verb)

    to be a gay companion

14. Company(verb)

    to have sexual commerce

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Company

   A company is an association or collection of individuals people or "warm-bodies" or else contrived "legal persons". Company members share a common purpose and unite in order to focus their various talents and organize their collectively available skills or resources to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms such as: ⁕Voluntary associations which may be registered as a Nonprofit organization ⁕A group of soldiers ⁕Business entity with an aim of gaining a profit ⁕Financial entities and Banks A company or association of persons can be created at law as legal person so that the company is itself can accept Limited liability for civil responsibility and taxation incurred as members perform to discharge their duty within the publicly declared "birth certificate" or published policy. Because companies are legal persons, they also may associate and register themselves as companies - often known as a Corporate group. When the company closes it may need a "death certificate" to avoid further legal obligations.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Company

   kum′pa-ni, n. any assembly of persons: a number of persons associated together for trade, &c.: a society: a subdivision of a regiment: the crew of a ship: state of being a companion: fellowship: associates: society: a gathering of people for social intercourse.—v.t. to accompany.—v.i. to associate.—Be good, or bad, company, to have, or to lack, companionable qualities; Keep company, to associate with: to court; Know a man by his company, to determine his character by the quality of his friends. [Fr. compagnie. See Companion.]

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1. Company

   COMPANY (www.welcometocompany.com ) is an online and offline social network connecting collectors of contemporary art while providing compelling content, an on-line art exchange and original art works from emerging artists for sale commissioned by COMPANY. With the debut of its off-line networking salon - The Collector Series - and its cable TV show - CollectorNYC - COMPANY offers advertisers a multi-platform advertising opportunity to a highly sought-after targeted demographic.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. company

   The whole crew of any ship, including her officers, men, and boys. In the army, a small body of foot, or subdivision of a regiment, commanded by a captain.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. company

   (Fr. compagnie). In military organization, is a body of men commanded by a captain, and forming an aliquot part of a regiment or battalion. In the British service a full company consists of about 100 men, and a regiment of infantry generally comprises 10 or 12 companies, or if there is more than 1 battalion, each has this number of companies. The captain of each company is assisted by 2 subalterns. In the U. S. army each regiment of infantry is divided into 10 companies, and each company has a captain and 2 lieutenants. The artillery and cavalry regiments are divided into 12 companies each, and the former has a captain and 4 lieutenants to each company. See Organization.

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1. company

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'company' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #199

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'company' in Written Corpus Frequency: #547

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'company' in Nouns Frequency: #22

How to pronounce company?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say company in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of company in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of company in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of company in a Sentence

1. Rome Aloise:

   Costco is a rare company.

2. Paul Pittman:

   Our company is misunderstood.

3. Rogerio Varga:

   The company has nothing to hide.

4. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science, section 166:

   We are always in our own company.

5. Proverb:

   Better be alone than in bad company.

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