a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
a guest or guests: We're having company for dinner.
an assemblage of persons for social purposes.
companionship; fellowship; association: I always enjoy her company.
one's usual companions: I don't like the company he keeps.
society collectively.
a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, especially for business: a publishing company; a dance company.
(initial capital letter) the members of a firm not specifically named in the firm's title: George Higgins and Company.
Military.
the smallest body of troops, consisting of a headquarters and two or three platoons.
any relatively small group of soldiers.
Army.a basic unit with both tactical and administrative functions.
a unit of firefighters, including their special apparatus: a hook-and-ladder company.
Also called ship's company. a ship's crew, including the officers.
a medieval trade guild.
the Company,Informal. a nation's major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
verb (used without object),com·pa·nied,com·pa·ny·ing.
Archaic. to associate.
verb (used with object),com·pa·nied,com·pa·ny·ing.
Archaic. to accompany.
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Idioms for company
keep company,
to associate with; be a friend of.
Informal.to go together, as in courtship: My sister has been keeping company with a young lawyer.
part company,
to cease association or friendship with: We parted company 20 years ago after the argument.
to take a different or opposite view; differ: He parted company with his father on politics.
to separate: We parted company at the airport.
Origin of company
1200–50; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French compaignie companionship, equivalent to compain (<Late Latin compāniō;see companion1) + -ie-y3
SYNONYMS FOR company
1 group, assemblage, body.
3 gathering, crowd.
6 firm, house, corporation.
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synonym study for company
1. Company,band,party,troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. Company is the general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists.Band, used especially of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate: a concert by a band; a band of survivors.Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit: a spelunking party.Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit: a troop of cavalry.
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“How we do business is just as important as the business we do,” the company recently said in a press release.
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Andre-Louis' eyes swept round the company assembled at the supper-table.
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The Company returned late in the evening to their Head-Quarters, highly pleased with their evening's entertainments.
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I myself would have made light of it had I known what was still in store for the Esmeralda and her company.
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The order was promptly obeyed, and the commander rode forward with the captain of the second company.
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And no company had she but her foster-sister, and an old woman who had been her nurse.
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British Dictionary definitions for company
company
/ (ˈkʌmpənɪ) /
nounplural-nies
a number of people gathered together; assembly
the fact of being with someone; companionshipI enjoy her company
a social visitor or visitors; guest or guests
a business enterprise
the members of an enterprise not specifically mentioned in the enterprise's titleAbbreviation: Co, co
a group of actors, usually including business and technical personnel
a unit of around 100 troops, usually comprising two or more platoons
the officers and crew of a ship
a unit of Girl Guides
English historya medieval guild
keep companyorbear company
to accompany (someone)
(esp of lovers) to associate with each other; spend time together
part company
to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate
(foll by with)to leave; go away (from); be separated (from)
verb-nies, -nyingor-nied
archaicto keep company or associate (with someone)
Word Origin for company
C13: from Old French compaignie, from compain companion, fellow, from Late Latin compāniō; see companion1