plural companies
Definition of company
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : association with another : fellowship enjoy a person's company
b : companions, associates know a person by the company she keeps
2a : a group of persons or things
a company of horsemen
b : a body of soldiers especially : a unit (as of infantry) consisting usually of a headquarters and two or more platoons
c : an organization of performing artists
a company of actors
d : the officers and crew of a ship
The captain called a meeting of the ship's company.
e : a firefighting unit
A hose company was first to arrive at the scene of the fire.
3a : a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild
b : an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise
electric companies a publishing company
c : those members of a partnership firm whose names do not appear in the firm name
John Doe and Company
company
verbcompanied; companying
Definition of company (Entry 2 of 2)
: accompany … may … fair winds company your safe return.— John Masefield
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The first known use of company was in the 13th century
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