Meaning

14 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.

    a company of knights

  2. A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.

    (countable, uncountable)A group of performing artists who put on shows together.

    a company of actors

  3. (countable, uncountable)The crew of a ship.

    a ship's company

    crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

  4. (countable, uncountable)A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.

    the boys in Company C

    Kompanie

    ро́таróta, со́тняsótnja

    ро́таróta, со́тняsótnja

    small military unit; usually two or three platoons

  5. (countable, uncountable)A unit of firefighters and their equipment.

    It took six companies to put out the fire.

    ла́нкаlánka

    a unit of firefighters including their equipment

  6. (countable, informal, uncountable)An intelligence service.

    As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.

  7. (countable, informal, uncountable)A specific aircraft or its airline, usually used in air traffic communications to refer conveniently to another aircraft operated by the same airline.

  8. (countable, uncountable)A small group of birds or animals.

  9. (countable, uncountable)An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

    a financial services company

  10. An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

    (countable, uncountable)Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.

    Marconi set up the company who made the first radios.

    компа́нияkompánija, фи́рмаfírma, о́бществоóbščestvo

    компа́ніяkompánija, фі́рмаfírma

  11. (countable, uncountable)The members of a partnership business who are not listed in the company's name; unnamed individuals in an entourage or other group.

    Smith, Capitano and Company

    Here come Will, Martin and company.

  12. (uncountable)Companionship.

    I treasure your company.

    Gesellschaft

    компа́нияkompánija, о́бществоóbščestvo

    товари́ствоtovarýstvo, компа́ніяkompánija

Examples

3299 sentences
  1. I work for a shipping company.

    Я працюю у транспортній компанії.

    ruЯ работаю в транспортной компании.

    deIch arbeite für eine Reederei.

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  2. Tom works for a large company.

    Том працює в великій фірмі.

    ruТом работает в большой фирме.

    deTom arbeitet für eine große Firma.

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  3. Tom works for a computer company.

    Том працює у комп'ютерній компанії.

    deTom arbeitet für eine Computerfirma.

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  4. I work for an insurance company.

    Я працюю у страховій компанії.

    ruЯ работаю в страховой компании.

    deIch arbeite bei einem Versicherungsunternehmen.

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  5. I'm the owner of this company.

    Я власник цієї компанії.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
in legal context, a corporation:
social visitors:
military unit:
unit of firefighters and their equipment:
Русский
By meaning 3
in legal context, a corporation:
social visitors:
military unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
in legal context, a corporation:
social visitors:
military unit:

Origin

From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“compa

From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.

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Forms

plural: companies
Singularcompany
Pluralcompanies

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
in legal context, a corporation:corporationB2
group of individuals with a common purpose:associationA2organizationB1societyA2companionshipfellowship
companionship:friendshipA2mateship
Close in meaning
  • organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical):troupe
  • the state of being with someone:companionshipfellowshipsociety
  • crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship:ship's company
  • a band of people associated temporarily in some activity:party
  • a social or business visitor:caller

Word family

45 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • for our company
  • by the company
  • an insurance company
  • insurance company
  • of the company
  • joined our company
  • a trading company
  • the same company
  • trading company
  • a small company
  • very good company
  • of this company

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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