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cor⋅po⋅rate
[kawr-per-it, -prit] 
–adjective
| 1. | of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare. |
| 2. | forming a corporation. |
| 3. | pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good. |
| 4. | united or combined into one. |
| 5. | corporative. |
–noun
| 6. | a bond issued by a corporation. |
Origin:
1350–1400 for v. senses; 1505–15 for adj. senses; ME corporaten < L corporātus ptp. of corporāre to incorporate; see corpus
1350–1400 for v. senses; 1505–15 for adj. senses; ME corporaten < L corporātus ptp. of corporāre to incorporate; see corpus
Related forms:
cor⋅po⋅rate⋅ly, adverb
cor⋅po⋅rate⋅ness, noun
cor⋅po⋅ra⋅tive
[kawr-puh-rey-tiv, -per-uh-tiv, -pruh-] –adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to a corporation. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to a political system under which the principal economic functions, as banking, industry, or labor, are organized as corporate unities. |
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| cor·po·rate (kôr'pər-ĭt, kôr'prĭt) adj.
[Latin corporātus, past participle of corporāre, to make into a body, from corpus, corpor-, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.] cor'po·rate·ly adv. |
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Corporate
Cor"po*rate\ (k?r"p?-r?t), a. [L. corporatus, p. p. of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.]1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town. 2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body. "Corporate property." --Hallam. 3. United; general; collectively one. They answer in a joint and corporate voice. --Shak. Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.Corporate
Cor"po*rate\ (-r?t), v. t. To incorporate. [Obs.] -- Stow.Corporate
Cor"po*rate\, v. i. To become incorporated. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : corporate
Spanish:
conjunto,
German:
vereinigt,
Japanese:
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corporate
1398, "united in one body," from L. corporatus, pp. of corporare "form into a body," from corpus (gen. corporis) "body" (see corporeal). Corporation "incorporated company for doing business" is from 1530; corporatism is from 1890.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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corporate
- Of or relating to a bond issued by a corporation as opposed to a bond issued by the U.S. Treasury or a municipality.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: 1cor·po·rate
Pronunciation: 'kor-p&-r&t
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a business corporation
Main Entry: 2corporate
Function: noun
: a bond issued by a business corporation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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