corporate
pronunciation
How to pronounce corporate in British English:
UK [ˈkɔːpərət]
How to pronounce corporate in American English:
US [ˈkɔːrpərət]
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- Adjective:
- of or belonging to a corporation
- possessing or existing in bodily form
- done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
- organized and maintained as a legal corporation
Word Origin
- corporate (adj.)
- early 15c., "united in one body," from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare "form into a body," from corpus (genitive corporis) "body" (see corporeal).
Example
- 1. Mr schloss did not spend time tailing corporate managers .
- 2. Things are not much better in corporate disputes .
- 3. But corporate sales have been brisk .
- 4. Strong foreign earnings have boosted corporate profits .
- 5. And governments are selective in their corporate holdings .