corporation
Translation
corporation, large company, company
Examples
She works for a large multinational corporation.
She works for a large multinational corporation.
The town is run by a municipal corporation.
The town is run by a municipal corporation.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the corporation)) a large company or group of companies She works for a large multinational corporation.
Similar Words
Synonyms: company, business, firm, enterprise
Etymology
From Latin 'corporatio' (association, guild), from 'corporare' (to form into a body), from 'corpus' (body).
Memory Tips
A 'corporation' is a legal 'body' (corpus) of people.