Definition of corporation in English:

corporation

noun kɔːpəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.
公司；法人团体；法人
the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation
multinational corporations
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of them cannot compete with salaries and benefits offered by multinational corporations.
- At various times, Mr. Abraham was an officer, director or shareholder of these two corporations.
- The plaintiff is a corporation with its head office in Stratford.
- Many large corporations have avoided federal income taxes in recent years due to this deduction.
- When he resigned, he was Chief Operating Officer of the corporation.
- The majority of creditors are large corporations and insurance and reinsurance companies.
- In 1989 he was a director of Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, a multinational corporation.
- They can accommodate the individual, the small business, and the multinational corporation.
- A corporation is an entity separate from other persons who are its shareholders or associated with it.
- The applicant was the largest creditor of the corporation and substantially financed its incorporation.
- As a general rule a corporation is a legal entity distinct from its shareholders.
- These payments were treated as income to the corporation and then ordinary income to the shareholders.
- It was the whole concept of selling to marketing managers at big corporations.
- Many corporations are using defamation laws as a cheap and convenient way to silence their critics.
- This is the crux of the debate between federal prosecutors and corporations.
- It's been nice, though to my chagrin not a single multinational corporation has offered me an endorsement deal of any kind.
- In addition, the corporation will lose its corporate name and its right to use the California courts.
- We cheer Indian companies that hold their own against multinational corporations.
- Multinational corporations have taken over the economy while being protected by the law.
- We accept for the purposes of this case that the relevant corporation was a trading corporation.
Synonyms
company, firm, business, concern, operation, agency, office, bureau, house, guild, institution, organization, trust, partnership, federation, conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational
informal outfit, set-up
2British A group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.
〈英〉（市、镇、区的）当局
the City of London Corporation
Example sentencesExamples
- And if the council wins backing from the Government, the corporation will be up and running by the end of the year.
- He said there was a plan to increase the budgetary allocation for city corporations.
- Holland was ruled by the Regent corporations of the eighteen cities represented in the Holland States.
- Perhaps, the city corporation would do well to consider the suggestion.
- Incidentally, now that we are paying all these corporations to run the city, when are we to see redundancies among our councillors?
- Workers had been locked out by the Crown corporation for 11 days before the government stepped in.
- The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had given elected corporations to the large towns.
- Thirty-three years ago he even won a seat on the city corporation for one term at a time when the Tories were serious contenders for power in George Square.
- It is how we as democratic citizens monitor and police the actions of our governments and corporations.
Synonyms
council, town council, municipal authority, civic authority
authorities
3dated, humorous A paunch.
〈旧，幽默〉大肚子

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio(n-), from Latin corporare 'combine in one body' (see corporate).

midriff from Old English:
The second part of midriff is Old English hrif ‘belly’, which goes back to the same root as Latin corpus ‘body’, the source of many English words including corporation (Late Middle English), one of whose meanings is ‘a protruding abdomen’.

Definition of corporation in US English:

corporation

nounˌkôrpəˈrāSH(ə)nˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.
公司；法人团体；法人
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1989 he was a director of Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, a multinational corporation.
- In addition, the corporation will lose its corporate name and its right to use the California courts.
- When he resigned, he was Chief Operating Officer of the corporation.
- The applicant was the largest creditor of the corporation and substantially financed its incorporation.
- Many large corporations have avoided federal income taxes in recent years due to this deduction.
- Many corporations are using defamation laws as a cheap and convenient way to silence their critics.
- We cheer Indian companies that hold their own against multinational corporations.
- They can accommodate the individual, the small business, and the multinational corporation.
- We accept for the purposes of this case that the relevant corporation was a trading corporation.
- A corporation is an entity separate from other persons who are its shareholders or associated with it.
- The majority of creditors are large corporations and insurance and reinsurance companies.
- It's been nice, though to my chagrin not a single multinational corporation has offered me an endorsement deal of any kind.
- As a general rule a corporation is a legal entity distinct from its shareholders.
- The plaintiff is a corporation with its head office in Stratford.
- This is the crux of the debate between federal prosecutors and corporations.
- It was the whole concept of selling to marketing managers at big corporations.
- These payments were treated as income to the corporation and then ordinary income to the shareholders.
- Many of them cannot compete with salaries and benefits offered by multinational corporations.
- At various times, Mr. Abraham was an officer, director or shareholder of these two corporations.
- Multinational corporations have taken over the economy while being protected by the law.
Synonyms
company, firm, business, concern, operation, agency, office, bureau, house, guild, institution, organization, trust, partnership, federation, conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational
1. 1.1 A group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.
  〈英〉（市、镇、区的）当局
  Example sentencesExamples
  Holland was ruled by the Regent corporations of the eighteen cities represented in the Holland States.
  Thirty-three years ago he even won a seat on the city corporation for one term at a time when the Tories were serious contenders for power in George Square.
  Perhaps, the city corporation would do well to consider the suggestion.
  Workers had been locked out by the Crown corporation for 11 days before the government stepped in.
  And if the council wins backing from the Government, the corporation will be up and running by the end of the year.
  It is how we as democratic citizens monitor and police the actions of our governments and corporations.
  Incidentally, now that we are paying all these corporations to run the city, when are we to see redundancies among our councillors?
  He said there was a plan to increase the budgetary allocation for city corporations.
  The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had given elected corporations to the large towns.
  Synonyms
  council, town council, municipal authority, civic authority
2. 1.2dated, humorous A paunch.
  〈旧，幽默〉大肚子

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio(n-), from Latin corporare ‘combine in one body’ (see corporate).

单词	corporation
释义	Definition of corporation in English: corporation noun kɔːpəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. 公司；法人团体；法人 the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation multinational corporations Example sentencesExamples Many of them cannot compete with salaries and benefits offered by multinational corporations. At various times, Mr. Abraham was an officer, director or shareholder of these two corporations. The plaintiff is a corporation with its head office in Stratford. Many large corporations have avoided federal income taxes in recent years due to this deduction. When he resigned, he was Chief Operating Officer of the corporation. The majority of creditors are large corporations and insurance and reinsurance companies. In 1989 he was a director of Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, a multinational corporation. They can accommodate the individual, the small business, and the multinational corporation. A corporation is an entity separate from other persons who are its shareholders or associated with it. The applicant was the largest creditor of the corporation and substantially financed its incorporation. As a general rule a corporation is a legal entity distinct from its shareholders. These payments were treated as income to the corporation and then ordinary income to the shareholders. It was the whole concept of selling to marketing managers at big corporations. Many corporations are using defamation laws as a cheap and convenient way to silence their critics. This is the crux of the debate between federal prosecutors and corporations. It's been nice, though to my chagrin not a single multinational corporation has offered me an endorsement deal of any kind. In addition, the corporation will lose its corporate name and its right to use the California courts. We cheer Indian companies that hold their own against multinational corporations. Multinational corporations have taken over the economy while being protected by the law. We accept for the purposes of this case that the relevant corporation was a trading corporation. Synonyms company, firm, business, concern, operation, agency, office, bureau, house, guild, institution, organization, trust, partnership, federation, conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational informal outfit, set-up 2British A group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough. 〈英〉（市、镇、区的）当局 the City of London Corporation Example sentencesExamples And if the council wins backing from the Government, the corporation will be up and running by the end of the year. He said there was a plan to increase the budgetary allocation for city corporations. Holland was ruled by the Regent corporations of the eighteen cities represented in the Holland States. Perhaps, the city corporation would do well to consider the suggestion. Incidentally, now that we are paying all these corporations to run the city, when are we to see redundancies among our councillors? Workers had been locked out by the Crown corporation for 11 days before the government stepped in. The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had given elected corporations to the large towns. Thirty-three years ago he even won a seat on the city corporation for one term at a time when the Tories were serious contenders for power in George Square. It is how we as democratic citizens monitor and police the actions of our governments and corporations. Synonyms council, town council, municipal authority, civic authority authorities 3dated, humorous A paunch. 〈旧，幽默〉大肚子 Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio(n-), from Latin corporare 'combine in one body' (see corporate). midriff from Old English: The second part of midriff is Old English hrif ‘belly’, which goes back to the same root as Latin corpus ‘body’, the source of many English words including corporation (Late Middle English), one of whose meanings is ‘a protruding abdomen’. Definition of corporation in US English: corporation nounˌkôrpəˈrāSH(ə)nˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law. 公司；法人团体；法人 Example sentencesExamples In 1989 he was a director of Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, a multinational corporation. In addition, the corporation will lose its corporate name and its right to use the California courts. When he resigned, he was Chief Operating Officer of the corporation. The applicant was the largest creditor of the corporation and substantially financed its incorporation. Many large corporations have avoided federal income taxes in recent years due to this deduction. Many corporations are using defamation laws as a cheap and convenient way to silence their critics. We cheer Indian companies that hold their own against multinational corporations. They can accommodate the individual, the small business, and the multinational corporation. We accept for the purposes of this case that the relevant corporation was a trading corporation. A corporation is an entity separate from other persons who are its shareholders or associated with it. The majority of creditors are large corporations and insurance and reinsurance companies. It's been nice, though to my chagrin not a single multinational corporation has offered me an endorsement deal of any kind. As a general rule a corporation is a legal entity distinct from its shareholders. The plaintiff is a corporation with its head office in Stratford. This is the crux of the debate between federal prosecutors and corporations. It was the whole concept of selling to marketing managers at big corporations. These payments were treated as income to the corporation and then ordinary income to the shareholders. Many of them cannot compete with salaries and benefits offered by multinational corporations. At various times, Mr. Abraham was an officer, director or shareholder of these two corporations. Multinational corporations have taken over the economy while being protected by the law. Synonyms company, firm, business, concern, operation, agency, office, bureau, house, guild, institution, organization, trust, partnership, federation, conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational 1.1 A group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough. 〈英〉（市、镇、区的）当局 Example sentencesExamples Holland was ruled by the Regent corporations of the eighteen cities represented in the Holland States. Thirty-three years ago he even won a seat on the city corporation for one term at a time when the Tories were serious contenders for power in George Square. Perhaps, the city corporation would do well to consider the suggestion. Workers had been locked out by the Crown corporation for 11 days before the government stepped in. And if the council wins backing from the Government, the corporation will be up and running by the end of the year. It is how we as democratic citizens monitor and police the actions of our governments and corporations. Incidentally, now that we are paying all these corporations to run the city, when are we to see redundancies among our councillors? He said there was a plan to increase the budgetary allocation for city corporations. The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had given elected corporations to the large towns. Synonyms council, town council, municipal authority, civic authority 1.2dated, humorous A paunch. 〈旧，幽默〉大肚子 Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio(n-), from Latin corporare ‘combine in one body’ (see corporate).
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