corporate

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UK /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/ US /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.ət/

noun 5adj 4verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

behind, financial, new, political

The new corporate office building transformed the entire downtown area.

VERB + CORPORATE

became, build, climb, defend, ensnared, improving, moved, seniority-based

She became corporate after years of working as a freelance consultant.

CORPORATE + NOUN

accountability, america, attorneys, bankruptcies, days, domicile, donations, earnings

The company faced serious corporate accountability issues after the accounting scandal became public.

PREP.

from, in, in, up

She climbed up the corporate ladder and became vice president in just five years.

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to a corporation.

The one on Seventh Street is a corporate franchise.

But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

Formed into a corporation; incorporated.

Unified into one body; collective.

the corporate authorship of the working group

They answer in a joint and corporate voice.

Soulless and inoffensive; sanitized and sterile, like a design from a large corporation.

It's not that their interior decorating is horrible; it's just that, well, it's so corporate.

noun

A bond issued by a corporation.

So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor.

A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience.

Currently there are 19 members, who are all in Spotlight and belong to Equity. Areas of work include theatre, musicals, television, film, commercials, corporates and voiceovers.

A corporation that franchises, as opposed to an individual franchise.

McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.

A corporate company or group.

The higher managerial echelons of a corporation.

it came down from corporate

The work could be rewarding, but corporate is micro-managing everything.

verb

To incorporate.

This hospital of Savoy was again new founded, erected, corporated , and endowed with lands by Queen Mary

To become incorporated.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — possessing or existing in bodily form

adjective — organized and maintained as a legal corporation

incorporated

adjective — done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

collective

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

corporate ladder

The hierarchy or ranking system of employment positions within a business organization; especially, such a hierarchy viewed as a ladder to be climbed (to successive higher-ranking positions) while one is pursuing a career path.

The Apartment. Producer-Director Billy Wilder tells of a sweet-natured schnook (brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon) who shoots up the corporate ladder.

corporate welfare bum

A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.

[A]nother $8 million went to keep alive Quebecair, a corporate welfare bum if ever there was one.

Example Bank

The one on Seventh Street is a corporate franchise.

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Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't

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So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor.

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Currently there are 19 members, who are all in Spotlight and belong to Equity. Areas of work include theatre, musicals, television, film, commercials, corporates and voiceovers.

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McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, corporate is marked as informal, obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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