CORPORATE DEFINITIONS - 11 definitions found
corporate adj 1: of or belonging to a corporation; "corporate rates"; "corporate structure" 2: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate] 3: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good" [syn: corporate, collective] 4: organized and maintained as a legal corporation; "a special agency set up in corporate form"; "an incorporated town" [syn: corporate, incorporated] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) corporate adjective Etymology: Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare to make into a body, from corpor-, corpus Date: 1512 1. a. formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual ; incorporated b. of or relating to a corporation <a plan to reorganize the corporate structure> c. of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit <the latest trend in corporate America> d. having qualities (as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control <corporate rock music> <corporate art> 2. of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals <human law arises by the corporate action of a people — G. H. Sabine> 3. corporative 2 • corporately adverb Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary corporate Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation. (BUSINESS) ...the UK corporate sector. ...a corporate lawyer... This established a strong corporate image. ADJ: ADJ n English Explanatory Dictionary corporate ˈkɔ:pərɪt adj. 1 forming a corporation (corporate body; body corporate). 2 forming one body of many individuals. 3 of or belonging to a corporation or group (corporate responsibility). 4 corporative. øøcorporately adv. corporatism n. [L corporare corporat- form into a body (corpus -oris)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Corporate \Cor"po*rate\ (-r?t), v. t. To incorporate. [Obs.] -- Stow. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Corporate \Cor"po*rate\, v. i. To become incorporated. [Obs.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms corporate a. Incorporated. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 36 Moby Thesaurus words for "corporate": affiliate, affiliated, allied, associate, associated, cabalistic, coincident, combined, compact, comprehensive, concurrent, confederate, confederated, conjoint, conjugate, conjunct, conspiratorial, coupled, enleagued, federate, federated, in cahoots, in league, in partnership, in with, inclusive, incorporated, joined, joint, leagued, married, paired, partners with, teamed, wed, wedded |
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