company

Meanings

Noun

• A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
• A small group of birds or animals.
• An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
• Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
• Social visitors or companions.
• Companionship.

Verb

• To accompany, keep company with.
• To associate.
• To be a lively, cheerful companion.
• To have sexual intercourse.

Related

Similar words

• corporation
• association, companionship, fellowship, organization, society
• fellowship, friendship, mateship
• attend, escort, go with

Narrower meaning words

• British East India Company
• fast company
• fire company
• growth company
• holding company
• incorporated company
• insurance company
• investment company
• joint-stock company
• parent company
• private company
• quoted company
• shell company
• ship's company
• sister company
• stock company
• listed company
• limited liability company
• livery company
• management company
• mixed company
• mutual company
• offshore company
• title company
• touring company
• trust company

Origin

• From Middle English companye ("a team; companionship"), from Old French compaignie ("companionship") (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.