corporate
A bond issued by an institutionA bond issued by an institution.
» The corporate headquarters is in Boston.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A bond issued by an institution.
(countable, uncountable)A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience.
(countable)An institution that franchises, as opposed to an individual franchise.
McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.
(countable)An institution or group.
(informal, uncountable)The higher managerial echelons of an institution.
it came down from corporate
The work could be rewarding, but corporate is micro-managing everything.
Examples
86 sentencesThe corporate headquarters is in Boston.
Tom quit his job as a corporate lawyer and traveled the world.
Tom quit his job as a corporate lawyer and decided to travel around the world.
Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.
ruКорпоративные доходы в первом квартале резко увеличились.
The government is controlled by corporate interests.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1429, the noun in 1849; from Middle English corporat(e)The adjective is first attested in 1429, the noun in 1849; from Middle English corporat(e) (“(if a true adjective) corporeal, physical, embodied; (participle/participial adjective) incorporated; corporated, constituted as a legal corporation”, used as the past participle of corporaten), from Latin corporātus, perfect passive participle of corporō (“to make into a body”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from corpus (“body”, oblique stem in corp-) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: corporates| Singular | corporate |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable