26984 words

companies

14 definitions • 33 examples
1
an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money:

Examples:

He works for a software company/a company that makes software.
I work for Duggan and Company.
2
the fact of being with a person or people, or the person or people you are with:

Examples:

I just enjoy his company.
It was a long trip and I was grateful for his company.
in the company of I travelled in the company of (= with) two teachers as far as Istanbul.
in company I'd rather you didn't mention it when we're in company (= with other people).
have company I didn't realize you had company (= were with someone/people).
company for Margot came to stay for a week as company for my mother while I was away.
With only her thoughts for company (= being alone), she walked slowly along the beach.
3
to be pleasant and entertaining to be with:

Examples:

You'll like Rosie - she's good company.
4
to like being alone:

Examples:

I love my friends, but also I enjoy my own company.
He was an enormously popular man, but much preferred his own company.
I've become used to living alone and like my own company.
5
If you do something for company, you do it to make you feel as if you are not alone:

Examples:

I usually have the radio on for company.
6
to stay with someone so that they are not alone:

Examples:

I'll keep you company till the train comes.
7
a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together:

Examples:

She's in the National Theatre Company.
I'd like to thank the director, the choreographer and the other members of the company for being so supportive.
9
an organized group of young women who are Guides:

Examples:

My cousin and I joined the same Guide company.
10
an organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit:

Examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers.
11
the state of having someone with you, or the person or people who are with you:

Examples:

It was a long trip and I was grateful for his company.
I traveled to Chicago in the company of two teachers (= with them).
We’re having company (= guests) for dinner tonight.
12
a group of people who work or perform together:

Examples:

She’s spending the summer as part of a touring theatrical company.
13
A company is also a military unit consisting of a large group of soldiers, usually with a captain in charge of them.
14
an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money:

Examples:

a big/large/small, etc. company We're a medium-sized company giving good value for money.
join/work for/leave a company Her husband has worked for the same company for 18 years.
set up/found/establish a company They want to set up a company selling children's clothing.
run/own a company She runs a company designing interactive computer programmes, websites, and CD-ROMS.
dissolve/liquidate a company This flowchart shows the steps you need to take in order to liquidate your company.
buy/buy out/take over a company The bank had bought out the company for $29 a share.
a company expands/shrinks At that time the company was expanding rapidly, opening a new branch every couple of months.
a company fails/ goes bankrupt/goes into liquidation Hargreaves lost thousands when the company went bankrupt.

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