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[kawr-puh-rey-shuhn] Origin

cor·po·ra·tion

[kawr-puh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1.
an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
2.
(initial capital letter) the group of principal officials of a borough or other municipal division in England.
3.
any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body.
4.
Informal. a paunch; potbelly.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin corporātiōn- (stem of corporātiō) guild, Latin: physical makeup, build. See corporate, -ion

cor·po·ra·tion·al, adjective
mul·ti·cor·po·ra·tion, noun
non·cor·po·ra·tion, noun
sub·cor·po·ra·tion, noun
su·per·cor·po·ra·tion, noun


See collective noun.

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Word Origin & History

corporation
1530s, "persons united in a body for some purpose," from such use in Anglo-Latin, from L. corporationem, noun of action from corporare "to embody" (see corporate). Meaning "legally authorized entity" (including municipal governments and modern business companies) is from 1610s.
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Cultural Dictionary

corporation definition


A business organization owned by a group of stockholders, each of whom enjoys limited liability (that is, each can be held responsible for losses only up to the limit of his or her investment). A corporation has the ability to raise capital by selling stock to the public.

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