Into the body. Obsolete. rare.

2. North American Finance. In plural. Securities or bonds issued by a private company (as opposed to those issued by a government, etc.). Cf. corporate bond n., government n. 11.

corporate anorexia n. Business slang excessive reduction in the workforce size, running costs, etc., of a business; poor performance caused by this. In quot. 1978 (in the fuller form corporate anorexia nervosa) with reference to underinvestment and reduced production in the mining industry as a whole.

corporate art n. art works purchased by a business company or corporation, typically to project the desired corporate image to employees, investors, and clients, or to improve public relations.

corporate bank n. (a) (originally) a bank having stock or capital owned by a number of people jointly (now rare); (b) (in later use) a bank providing financial services to business corporations and corporate clients.

corporate banker n. a person or company engaged in corporate banking: (a) (originally) one who owns or runs a corporate bank (now rare); (b) (in later use) one who provides financial services to business corporations and corporate clients.

corporate banking n. (a) (originally) the operations of a bank having stock or capital owned by a number of people jointly (now rare); (b) (in later use) the business of providing financial services to business corporations and corporate clients.

corporate bond n. a security or bond issued by a private company (as opposed to one issued by a government, etc.).

corporate citizen n. a company or corporation viewed as a citizen of a place or a member of society, (now) esp. when considered in terms of its engagement with the duties and responsibilities which contribute to the good of that society.

corporate citizenship n. the position or status of a company or corporation viewed as a citizen of a place or a member of society, (now) esp. when considered in terms of its engagement with the duties and responsibilities which contribute to the good of that society.

corporate culture n. the ethos of a particular company, or that of large businesses in general; the approach a company takes towards the treatment and working environment of its employees.

corporate espionage n. spying directed towards discovering the secrets of a rival corporation, company, etc.

corporate hospitality n. hospitality provided by companies with a view to promoting business; spec. the entertaining of clients by companies, esp. at sporting or other public events.

corporate identity n. (a) U.S. status as a legally distinct incorporated company; (b) originally U.S. a company's public image, esp. the set of attributes by which a company and its products are identified by consumers, such as its name, logo, coordinated packaging, or advertising slogan.

corporate image n. originally U.S. a company's public image; the way in which a business organization is presented to or perceived by its employees, investors, and the public.

corporate man n. originally and chiefly U.S. a man who subordinates his individuality and personal life to the company or organization for which he works; cf. organization man n., company man n. (b) at company n. Compounds 4a.

corporate name n. the legal name under which a corporation conducts its business.

corporate raider n. originally U.S. an investor who buys a large number of shares in a corporation and uses the resulting shareholder voting rights to push through changes intended to increase their value, typically with a view to selling them at a profit.

corporate raiding n. originally U.S. the practice of buying a large number of shares in a corporation and using the resulting shareholder voting rights to push through changes intended to increase their value, typically with a view to selling them at a profit.

corporate-speak n. frequently depreciative a form of language considered characteristic of businesspeople, esp. in containing jargon or in being obfuscatory, banal, or clichéd; cf. business-speak n.

corporate spy n. a person engaged in corporate espionage.

corporate spying n. spying directed towards discovering the secrets of a rival corporation, company, etc.; (now also) secret or unauthorized gathering of information on customers by technology firms via smartphones, virtual assistants, etc.

corporate state n. a state governed by representatives of corporations of the employers and employees in each trade, profession, or industry; (also in extended use) any state run according to corporatist principles; cf. corporative state; more loosely, a society or system that is governed or controlled by corporations, a corporatocracy.Originally and chiefly with reference to Fascist Italy 1925–43, and attested earliest in an account of a speech by Mussolini.

[Compare Italian Stato Corporativo (see corporative adj.).]

corporate tax n. †(a) a tax on ownership of land or property payable to the municipal corporation within whose jurisdiction it is located (obsolete); (b) a direct tax on the profits of companies and business organizations.Cf. earlier corporation tax n. at corporation n. Compounds 3.

corporate town n. (also town corporate) now historical a town possessing a municipal corporation, an incorporated town.

corporate welfare n. chiefly depreciative (originally Canadian) government support or subsidy of private business (esp. of large companies or business organizations) through tax incentives, grants, etc.

corporate welfare bum n. Canadian colloquial (depreciative) a business or business executive perceived to be exploiting tax loopholes or benefiting unduly from government subsidies or tax breaks (cf. corporate welfare n.).Popularized by Canadian labour lawyer and politician David Lewis: see quots. 1972¹, 1972².

†2. transitive. To constitute (a city, organization, etc.) as a legal corporation. Cf. incorporate v. 3. Obsolete.

3. intransitive. To unite, to join with or together.Some later examples may be spelling or typographical errors for cooperate.

ˈcorporating adj. rare incorporating, mixing or combining thoroughly.