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corporate

Syllabification: (cor·po·rate)
Pronunciation: /ˈkôrp(ə)rət/
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Definition of corporate

adjective

  • of or relating to a corporation, especially a large company or group:airlines are very keen on their corporate identity
  • Law (of a company or group of people) authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.
  • of or shared by all the members of a group:the service emphasizes the corporate responsibility of the congregation

noun

  • a corporate company or group.

Derivatives

corporately

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare 'form into a body', from corpus, corpor- 'body'

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