English > company: 10 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | An institution created to conduct business. |
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| Example | "he started the company in his garage" |
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| Narrower | East India Company | An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia |
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| broadcasting company | A company that manages tv or radio stations |
| bureau de change | (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money |
| car company, auto company | A company that makes and sells automobiles |
| closed shop | A company that hires only union members |
| corporate investor | A company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies |
| distributor | A company that markets merchandise |
| dot-com, dot com, dot com company | A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com' |
| drug company, pharmaceutical company, pharma | A company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals |
| electronics company | A company that makes and sells electronic instruments |
| film company | A company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies |
| food company | A company that processes and sells food |
| furniture company | A company that sells furniture |
| holding company | A company with controlling shares in other companies |
| joint-stock company | A company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund |
| limited company, Ltd., Ld. | A company that is organized to give its owners limited liability |
| livery company | One of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds |
| mining company | A company that owns and manages mines |
| mover, public mover, moving company, removal firm, removal company | A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another |
| oil company | A company that sells oil |
| open shop | A company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union |
| packaging company, packaging concern | A company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage |
| pipeline company | A company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry |
| printing concern, printing business, printing company | A company that does commercial printing |
| record company | A company that makes and sells musical recordings |
| service | A company or agency that performs a public service |
| shipper | A company in the business of shipping freight |
| shipping company | A company that provides shipping services |
| steel company | A company that makes and sells steel |
| stock company | A company whose capital is represented by stock |
| subsidiary company, subsidiary | A company that is completely controlled by another company |
| target company, takeover target | A company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer |
| think tank, think factory | A company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications |
| transportation company | A company providing transportation / transportation |
| union shop | A company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time |
| white knight | A company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover |
| Broader | institution, establishment | An organization founded and united for a specific purpose |
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| Spanish | compañía, empresa, sociedad |
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| Catalan | companyia, empresa, societat |
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