meaning of company
1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.
2. A companion or companions.
3. An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
4. Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.
5. Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
6. An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.
7. Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.
8. A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.
9. The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ships company.
10. The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
11. To accompany or go with; to be companion to.
12. To associate.
13. To be a gay companion.
14. To have sexual commerce.
15. an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his
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Related Words
company | company man | company name | company operator | company union | companying |
