Corporate

/kɔːrˈpɔːrət/

Definitions

  1. (adj.) Relating to a corporation, especially a large company or group.
    The corporate headquarters is located downtown.
  2. (n.) A company or group authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.
    Several corporates attended the business conference.

Forms

  • corporates

Commentary

As an adjective, 'corporate' often pertains to legal or organizational aspects of companies; as a noun, it is less common but used to denote corporations collectively.

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