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corporation

5 entries found.

  1. corporation
  2. close corporation
  3. closed corporation
  4. professional corporation
  5. public–service corporation

Main Entry:
cor·po·ra·tion Listen to the pronunciation of corporation
Pronunciation:
\ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
15th century
1 a: a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild b: the municipal authorities of a town or city2: a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession3: an association of employers and employees in a basic industry or of members of a profession organized as an organ of political representation in a corporative state4: potbelly 1
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