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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•po•rate /ˈkɔrpərɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Businessof, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations:a corporate executive.
- of or relating to a united group;
united; combined:corporate action. cor•po•rate•ly, adv. cor•po•rate•ness, n. [uncountable]See -corp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•po•rate (kôr′pər it, -prit),USA pronunciation adj. - Businessof, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations:a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- Businessforming a corporation.
- pertaining to a united group, as of persons:the corporate good.
- united or combined into one.
- Businesscorporative.
n. - Businessa bond issued by a corporation.
- Latin corporātus past participle of corporāre to incorporate; see corpus
- 1350–1400 for verb, verbal senses; 1505–15 for adjective, adjectival senses; Middle English corporaten
cor′po•rate•ly, adv. cor′po•rate•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corporate /ˈkɔːpərɪt -prɪt/ adj - forming a corporation; incorporated
- of or belonging to a corporation or corporations: corporate finance
- of or belonging to a united group; joint
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin corporātus made into a body, from corporāre, from corpus body |