corporate
English meaning: Corporate
Definition
A bond issued by a corporation.
Example
“The merger required approval at the highest corporate level.”
Another example: “She left her corporate job to start her own small business.”
Usage — When, Where & How
As an adjective, relating to a large company ('corporate strategy', 'corporate culture'). As a noun, a corporation's bond, or, informally, corporate life collectively. Formal/business register; very common in finance and management.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'corporatus' 'formed into a body', from 'corpus' 'body'; mid-16th century.
Synonyms
- corporeal
- joint
- collective
- incarnate
- corporal
- embodied
- material
- organized
- incorporated
- bodied
Antonyms / Opposites
Related Words
- csr
- governance
- restructuring
- acquisitions
- clients
- securities
- banking
- finance
- sponsorship
- branding
Common Collocations
- corporate culture
- corporate strategy
- corporate governance
- corporate world
- corporate social responsibility
- corporate ladder
Word Forms
corporate (adj); corporately (adv); corporation (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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