English Dictionary
Definition of “company”
company (ˈkʌmpənɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- a number of people gathered together; assembly
- the fact of being with someone; companionship ⇒
I enjoy her company
- a social visitor or visitors; guest or guests
- a business enterprise
- the members of an enterprise not specifically mentioned in the enterprise's title Abbreviation Coco
- a group of actors, usually including business and technical personnel
- a unit of around 100 troops, usually comprising two or more platoons
- the officers and crew of a ship
- a unit of Girl Guides
- English history a medieval guild
- See keep company
- See part company
verb
- archaic to keep company or associate (with someone)
Word Origin
C13: from Old French compaignie, from compain companion, fellow, from Late Latin compāniō; see companionC13: from Old French from companion, fellow, from Late Latin see 1
Synonyms
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group,
troupe,
set,
community,
league,
band,
crowd,
camp,
collection,
gathering,
circle,
crew,
assembly,
convention,
ensemble,
throng,
coterie,
bevy,
assemblage,
party,
body,
Quotations
"Every man is like the company he is wont to keep"
Euripides"A wise man may look ridiculous in the company of fools"
Thomas Fuller"Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art"
Miguel de Cervantes"A man is known by the company he keeps"
"Two is company, three's a crowd"
Translations
- British English:
company
A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services....an insurance company.ˈkʌmpənɪ NOUN ...an insurance company.
- Spanish:
compañía
nf
- French:
compagnie
nf
- German:
Firma
nf Firmen
- Chinese: 公司 n
- Arabic: شَرِكَة n
- Portuguese: empresa nf
- Russian: компания nf
- Croatian: društvo nnt
- Czech: společnost nf
- Danish: selskab nnt
- Dutch: bedrijf nnt
- Finnish: yritys n
- Greek: εταιρεία nf
- Italian: società nf
- Japanese: 会社 n
- Korean: 회사 n
- Norwegian: bedrift nm
- Polish: spółka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: empresa nf
- European Spanish:
compañía
nf
- Swedish: sällskap nnt
- Thai: บริษัท n
- Turkish: şirket n
- Vietnamese: công ty n
Usage examples
It explained his sudden desire for her company this morning.
Jennifer Fallon, TREASON KEEP (2001)Henry's lawyers, funded by Somerby Construction, the company lined up for the contract, carved holes through Busby's defence.
Country Life (2004)Mr Michel Bon, chairman, said in an interview that the company was discussing with its auditors the level of its 2001 provisions.
Irish Times (2002)The first clip - or gathering of the wool - for many years has been sold to an Italian company for'a vast sum of money '.
Glasgow Herald (2001)From 1925 on, the company was seldom out of the courts or the news.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
