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corporate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːp(ə)rət/

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Definition of corporate

adjective

  • relating to a large company or group:airlines are very keen on their corporate identity
  • Law (of a large company or group) authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law: local authorities, like other corporate bodies, may reduce capital spending the rules set by the corporate organization
  • 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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