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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•po•ra•tion /ˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Businessan association of individuals, created by law and having an existence apart from that of its members.
- a large business organization formed this way:working for a large, faceless, multinational corporation.
- Government[often: Corporation] the principal officials of a city or town.
See -corp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•po•ra•tion (kôr′pə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Businessan association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
- British Terms, Government(cap.) the group of principal officials of a borough or other municipal division in England.
- any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body.
- Informal Termsa paunch;
potbelly.
- Late Latin corporātiōn- (stem of corporātiō) guild, Latin: physical makeup, build. See corporate, -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corporation /ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/ n - a group of people authorized by law to act as a legal personality and having its own powers, duties, and liabilities
- Also called: municipal corporation the municipal authorities of a city or town
- a group of people acting as one body
- See public corporation
- informal a large paunch or belly
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