corporate

[ kawr-per-it, -prit ]

/ ˈkɔr pər ɪt, -prɪt /

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adjective

of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.

forming a corporation.

pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good.

united or combined into one.

corporative.

noun

a bond issued by a corporation.

Origin of corporate

1350–1400 for v. senses; 1505–15 for adj. senses; Middle English corporaten < Latin corporātus past participle of corporāre to incorporate¹; see corpus

OTHER WORDS FROM corporate

cor·po·rate·ly, adverb cor·po·rate·ness, noun an·ti·cor·por·ate, adjective an·ti·cor·por·ate·ly, adverb

an·ti·cor·por·ate·ness, noun in·ter·cor·po·rate, adjective non·cor·po·rate, adjective non·cor·po·rate·ly, adverb

Words nearby corporate

corpora, corporal, corporal of horse, corporal punishment, corporal's guard, corporate, corporate anorexia, corporate culture, corporate governance, corporate image, corporate ladder

Example sentences from the Web for corporate

Full disclosure: The event was held at the headquarters of IAC, the corporate parent of The Daily Beast.

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Ultimately, disclosure laws are an essential tool for promoting transparent supply chains and corporate accountability.

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He became as polarizing a figure as the war itself, court jester to Nixon and corporate shill to boot.

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The book rejects capitalism, market mechanisms, and even, seemingly, profit motives and corporate governance.

Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing |Michael Signer |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

She attacks the modern Environmental Defense Fund for embracing markets and corporate partners.

Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing |Michael Signer |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You can hardly call a corporate monster like Systemic Developments a private enterprise!

Industrial Revolution |Poul William Anderson
Banks are restricted by their corporate charters as to the nature of the loans they can make.

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Their interview had, however, not been such as to convert her to the value of corporate effort.

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Transported back to the corporate Pleistocene, when giant dinocorps thundered over the plains.

Makers |Cory Doctorow
In close contact with the financial world, he delves into the resources and development of corporate business.

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British Dictionary definitions for corporate

corporate

/ (ˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt) /

adjective

forming a corporation; incorporated

of or belonging to a corporation or corporations corporate finance

of or belonging to a united group; joint

Derived forms of corporate

corporately, adverb

Word Origin for corporate

C15: from Latin corporātus made into a body, from corporāre, from corpus body

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