English > corporation: 2 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | A business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state. |
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| Synonym | corp |
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| Category of | case study | A careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure |
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| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
| greenmail | (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business |
| judgment in personam, judgement in personam, personal judgment, personal judgement | A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages |
| mortmain, dead hand | real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) |
| redemption | repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) |
| zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | A bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond |
| Narrower | Boy Scouts of America | A corporation that operates through a national council that charters / charters local councils all over the United States |
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| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC | A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac, FHLMC | A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages |
| Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae, FNMA | A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages |
| closed corporation, close corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation | A corporation owned by a few people |
| closely held corporation | Stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell |
| conglomerate, empire | A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization |
| large cap | A corporation with a large capitalization |
| shell corporation, shell entity | A company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations |
| small cap | A corporation with a small capitalization |
| Broader | firm, house, business firm | The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments |
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| Spanish | corp, corporación |
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| Catalan | corp, corporació |
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| Adjectives | corporate | of or belonging to a corporation |
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