company🔊

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

A group of performing artists who put on shows together.

(nautical, military) The crew of a ship.

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

A unit of firefighters and their equipment.

(espionage, informal) An intelligence service.

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

A small group of birds or animals.

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

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

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

Companionship.

One or more social visitor(s) or companion(s).

(figurative) One or more other person(s) who are nearby, are approaching, or are (e.g. covertly) watching, especially if they may have hostile intentions (like adversaries or rivals).

(archaic) To accompany, keep company with.

(archaic) To associate.

(obsolete) To be a lively, cheerful companion.

(obsolete) To have sexual intercourse.