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noun
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.
EXPANDone'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.
a.
the smallest body of troops, consisting of a headquarters and two or three platoons.
b.
any relatively small group of soldiers.
c.
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.
COLLAPSEthe Company, Informal. a nation's major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
verb (used without object)
14.
Archaic. to associate.
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verb (used with object)
Idioms15.
Archaic. to accompany.
16.
keep company,
a.
to associate with; be a friend of.
b.
Informal. to go together, as in courtship: My sister has been keeping company with a young lawyer.
17.
part company,
a.
to cease association or friendship with: We parted company 20 years ago after the argument.
b.
to take a different or opposite view; differ: He parted company with his father on politics.
c.
to separate: We parted company at the airport.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French compaignie companionship, equivalent to compain (< Late Latin compāniō; see companion1) + -ie -y3
1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French compaignie companionship, equivalent to compain (< Late Latin compāniō; see companion1) + -ie -y3
Related forms
com·pa·ny·less, adjective
in·ter·com·pa·ny, adjective
Synonyms
1. group, assemblage, body. Company, band, party, troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. Company is the general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists. Band, used especially of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate: a concert by a band; a band of survivors. Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit: a spelunking party. Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit: a troop of cavalry. 3. gathering, crowd. 6. firm, house, corporation.
1. group, assemblage, body. Company, band, party, troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. Company is the general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists. Band, used especially of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate: a concert by a band; a band of survivors. Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit: a spelunking party. Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit: a troop of cavalry. 3. gathering, crowd. 6. firm, house, corporation.
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- As your company grows you can hire more people and pay them more money, generating more wealth.
- Company officials did not return phone calls or e-mails seeking comment for this article.
- The big trees were all gone, cut by a timber company.
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Word Origin & History
company
1150, from O.Fr. compaignie "body of soldiers," from L.L. companio (see companion). Meaning "subdivision of an infantry regiment" is from 1590. Sense of "business association" first recorded 1553, having earlier been used in reference to trade guilds (c.1300). Abbreviation co. dates from 1759.
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company
In addition to the idioms beginning with company, also see keep someone company; misery loves company; part company; two's company.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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