INDEX:
1. a company
2. a very big company
3. when a company operates in many different parts of the world
4. relating to a company
5. abbreviation for different types of company
RELATED WORDS
part of a company : ↑ PART (4)
when a company reduces its activities, costs etc : ↑ REDUCE (4)
see also
↑ BUSINESS
↑ MANAGER
↑ POSITION/RANK
↑ JOB
↑ WORK
↑ WORK FOR SB
↑ IN CHARGE OF
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1. a company
▷ company /ˈkʌmp ə ni/ [countable noun]
an organization, that produces goods or provides services in order to make a profit :
▪ The company employs over 10,000 people worldwide.
oil/insurance/phone etc company
▪ It is the second largest insurance company in Germany.
work for a company
▪ My father used to work for one of the big oil companies.
join a company
start to work there
▪ Davis joined the company as vice-president of sales nine months ago.
set up/start a company
▪ The company was set up in 1975.
▷ firm /fɜːʳm/ [countable noun]
a company, especially one that provides services rather than producing goods, for example financial or legal services :
▪ Hanson decided to start his own management consulting firm.
law/electronics/building etc firm
▪ She works for a law firm in Amsterdam.
firm of lawyers/accountants etc
▪ Edward got a job with a firm of accountants in London.
join a firm
start working for a firm
▪ Harris joined the firm in 1992.
▷ business /ˈbɪznɪs, ˈbɪznəs/ [countable noun]
a company that sells or produces goods or provides services, especially one that employs only a small number of people or only one person :
▪ Jack’s thinking of starting his own business.
▪ Several small businesses have folded closed in recent months.
manage/run a business
▪ Don and his wife run their own business.
set up/start a business
▪ Profits have slowly increased since we started the business three years ago.
small business
one that employs only one person or very few people
▪ His oldest daughter, 31, owns a small printing business in Fresno.
family business
one that was started by and employs members of the same family
▪ His sons have worked in the family business for years.
▷ subsidiary /səbˈsɪdiəriǁ-dieri/ [countable noun]
a company that is owned and controlled by a larger company :
▪ Sharp Electronics is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Sharp Corporation.
subsidiary company
▪ Relco plans to establish a subsidiary company in the UK with a capital of around $4m.
▷ dotcom /ˈdɒtkðmǁˈdɑːtkɑːm/ [countable noun]
a company that sells its goods and services on the Internet :
▪ Many dotcoms fail in their first year of trading.
dotcom [adjective]
▪ Investment analysts are predicing another dotcome boom.
▷ start-up /ˈstɑːʳtʌp/ [countable noun]
a small company that has just been started, often one concerned with computing or the Internet :
▪ She works for a small internet start-up.
start-up [adjective]
▪ start-up companies
2. a very big company
▷ multinational /ˌmʌltɪˈnæʃ ə nəl◂/ [adjective only before noun]
multinational company/corporation/business
a very large company that has offices or factories in many different countries :
▪ The recording business is now controlled by multinational corporations.
multinational [countable noun]
▪ the power of the big multinationals
▷ corporation /ˌkɔːʳpəˈreɪʃ ə n/ [countable noun]
a large company that employs a lot of people, especially one that includes several smaller companies :
▪ IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
▪ U.S. corporations sold nearly $6.2 billion in new stock in May -- the highest monthly volume in history.
▷ conglomerate /kənˈglɒmərɪt, kənˈglɒmərətǁ-ˈglɑː-/ [countable noun]
a very large business organization that consists of several different companies which have joined together :
▪ A vast American conglomerate has announced plans to buy the site at a cost of well over a billion dollars.
▪ In the mid-1980s the big financial conglomerates muscled into the market.
▪ The German media conglomerate Kronstadt AG reported record earnings last year.
3. when a company operates in many different parts of the world
▷ globalization /ˌgləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə nǁ-bələ-/ [uncountable noun]
when companies, especially from rich countries, employ people and trade in many different parts of the world :
▪ Globalization has brought very little real benefit to developing countries.
▪ The history of capitalism has been a history of the globalization of production.
▪ a demonstration against globalization
4. relating to a company
▷ company /ˈkʌmp ə ni/ [adjective only before noun]
▪ Company profits have more than doubled in the last four years.
▪ One of the benefits of the job is the use of a company car.
▪ A spokesman said company policy doesn’t allow comment on mergers and acquisitions.
▷ corporate /ˈkɔːʳp ə rɪt, ˈkɔːʳp ə rət/ [adjective only before noun]
relating to a large company :
▪ Ad campaigns are used to both bolster sales and improve corporate image.
▪ Fisher, 37, will be responsible for corporate planning.
▪ The company is moving its corporate headquarters from Philadelphia to New York.
5. abbreviation for different types of company
▷ Ltd British /Inc. American
the written abbreviations of ‘Limited’ and ‘Incorporated’ - used after the name of a company to show that it is legally established and that its owners are legally responsible for only a limited amount of money if the company gets into debt :
▪ Stevenson Securities Ltd
▪ Syquest Technology Inc.
▷ Corp.
the written abbreviation of ‘Corporation’ - used after the name of a large company, especially in the US :
▪ Federal Express Corp.
▷ Co. /kəʊ/
the abbreviation of ‘Company’ :
▪ Henry Butt and Co. Ltd
▪ Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada
▷ plc /ˌpiː el ˈsiː/
the abbreviation of ‘Public Limited Company’ - used in Britain after the name of a large company that ordinary people can buy shares in :
▪ Marks & Spencer plc