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  • 1company — noun 1 business organization ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, leading, major ▪ a major Japanese company ▪ medium sized, mid sized (esp. AmE) …

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  • 2company — com|pa|ny W1S1 [ˈkʌmpəni] n plural companies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(other people)¦ 3¦(guests)¦ 4¦(friends)¦ 5¦(performers)¦ 6 be in good company 7¦(GROUP)¦ 8 somebody and company …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3company — / kVmpFni/ noun 1 BUSINESS (C) an organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to get money: Craig got a job working for an insurance company. (also + plural verb BrE): The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4company — company, party, band, troop, troupe are comparable when they denote a group of persons who are associated in a joint endeavor or who are assembled for a common end. Company is the general term for either a temporary assemblage or a permanent… …

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  • 5company — com·pa·ny n pl nies: an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise compare corporation, partnership finance company: a company that makes usu. small short term loans to individuals growth company: a company that… …

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  • 6Company — Com pa*ny (k[u^]m p[.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Companies} (k[u^]m p[.a]*n[i^]z). [F. compagnie, fr. OF. compaing. See {Companion}.] 1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7assembled body — index company (assemblage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8company — companyless, adj. /kum peuh nee/, n., pl. companies, v., companied, companying. n. 1. a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people. 2. a guest or guests: We re having company for dinner. 3. an assemblage of persons… …

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  • 9Company of Death — The Company of Death at Legnano 1176, as depicted by nineteenth century Italian artist Amos Cassioli. The Company of Death is the name used in the historical literature of English language for two related chosen tactical corps, two selected bands …

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  • 10company — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a a number of people assembled; a crowd; an audience (addressed the company). b guests or a guest (am expecting company). 2 a state of being a companion or fellow; companionship, esp. of a specific kind (enjoys low company; …

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