English > business firm: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. |
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| Synonyms | firm, house |
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| Narrower | accounting firm | A firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee |
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| auction house | A firm that conducts auctions |
| consulting firm, consulting company | A firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee |
| corporation, corp | A business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state |
| dealer | A firm engaged in trading |
| law firm | A firm of lawyers |
| publisher, publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company | A firm in the publishing business |
| Broader | business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation | A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it |
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| Spanish | casa, compañía, empresa, empresas, firma |
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| Catalan | casa, companyia, empresa, firma |
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