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corporation

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌkɔɹpɝˈeɪʃən// UK //kˌɔːpəɹˈeɪʃən// cor·po·ra·tion Archaic General-service Humorous Slang

n. a large company or group of companies that is controlled as a single organization. You use this word for big businesses that have their own legal rights.

n. a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. Often used to distinguish large-scale commercial enterprises from small businesses or partnerships.


SIMPLE

The corporation has offices in over fifty countries.

CONTEXTUAL

After the merger, the new corporation became the largest employer in the city's financial district.

COMPLEX

Multinational corporations often navigate complex regulatory environments by establishing local subsidiaries that comply with the specific legal frameworks of each host nation.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate. (protruding belly): Perhaps a play on the word corpulence.

Usage

Often abbreviated as 'Corp.' in business titles; frequently functions as a collective noun.

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