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Definitions for Company

[1] a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
[2] a guest or guests: We're having company for dinner.
[3] an assemblage of persons for social purposes.
[4] companionship; fellowship; association: I always enjoy her company.
[5] one's usual companions: I don't like the company he keeps.
[6] society collectively.
[7] a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, especially for business: a publishing company; a dance company.
[8] (initial capital letter ) the members of a firm not specifically named in the firm's title: George Higgins and Company.
[9] Military . the smallest body of troops, consisting of a headquarters and two or three platoons. any relatively small group of soldiers. Army . a basic unit with both tactical and administrative functions.
[10] a unit of firefighters, including their special apparatus: a hook-and-ladder company.
[11] Also called ship's company. a ship's crew, including the officers.
[12] a medieval trade guild.
[13] the Company, Informal . a nation's major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
[14] Archaic . to associate.
[15] Archaic . to accompany.
[16] keep company , to associate with; be a friend of. Informal . to go together, as in courtship: My sister has been keeping company with a young lawyer.
[17] part company , to cease association or friendship with: We parted company 20 years ago after the argument. to take a different or opposite view; differ: He parted company with his father on politics. to separate: We parted company at the airport.
[18] a number of people gathered together; assembly
[19] the fact of being with someone; companionship I enjoy her company
[20] a social visitor or visitors; guest or guests
[21] a business enterprise
[22] the members of an enterprise not specifically mentioned in the enterprise's title Abbreviation: Co , co
[23] a group of actors, usually including business and technical personnel
[24] a unit of around 100 troops, usually comprising two or more platoons
[25] the officers and crew of a ship
[26] a unit of Girl Guides
[27] English history a medieval guild
[28] keep company or bear company to accompany (someone) (esp of lovers) to associate with each other; spend time together
[29] part company to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate (foll by with) to leave; go away (from); be separated (from)
[30] archaic to keep company or associate (with someone)

Words related to Company

group, club, community, team, party, association, firm, corporation, business, enterprise, society, gathering, set, corps, gang, mob, ring, zoo, horde, cortege

Words nearby Company

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Origin of Company

1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French compaignie companionship, equivalent to compain (< Late Latin compāniō; see companion1) + -ie -y3

Other words from Company

com·pa·ny·less , adjective
in·ter·com·pa·ny , adjective

Word origin for Company

C13: from Old French compaignie, from compain companion, fellow, from Late Latin compāniō; see companion 1

Synonyms for Company

association, club, community, group, party, team, aggregation, assemblage, assembly, band, body, circle, clan, clique, collection, concourse, congregation, convention, corps, cortege, coterie, crew, ensemble, gang, gathering, horde, jungle, league, mob, muster, order, outfit, pack, retinue, ring, ruck, set, throng, troop, troupe, turnout, zoo