— corporately , adv. — corporateness , n.
/kawr"peuhr it, -prit/ , adj.
1. of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
2. forming a corporation.
3. pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good.
4. united or combined into one.
5. corporative.
n.
6. a bond issued by a corporation.
[ 1350-1400 for v. senses; 1505-15 for adj. senses; ME corporaten corporatus ptp. of corporare to INCORPORATE; see CORPUS ]