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corp

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkɔɹp// corp

n. a short way of writing 'corporation'. You see this at the end of a company's name to show it is a legal business group.

n. an abbreviation for 'corporation', used as a suffix in business titles to indicate a legally incorporated entity.


SIMPLE

The logo for the new tech corp is very modern.

CONTEXTUAL

After the merger, the two smaller firms began operating under the name Global Logistics Corp.

COMPLEX

While the term is often used in legal filings to denote a specific corporate structure, in popular fiction it frequently serves as a shorthand for a powerful and impersonal business empire.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically used as a suffix in proper names; it is almost always capitalized when referring to a specific company.

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