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corporate

Definition of corporate

Etymology

    From Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare ("to make into a body"), which in turn was formed from corpus ("body").

Pronunciation

Adjective

corporate (comparative more corporate, superlative most corporate)

  1. of, or relating to a corporation
  2. formed into a corporation; incorporated
  3. unified into one body; collective

Derived terms

  • corporate anorexia
  • corporate censorship
  • corporate executive
  • corporate income tax
  • corporate monster
  • corporate nationalism
  • corporate officer
  • corporate seal
  • corporate tax
  • corporate veil
  • corporately

Related terms

Noun

corporate (plural corporates)

  1. (finance) A bond issued by a corporation

    * 2009 January 11, Robert D. Hershey Jr., "Look Past 2008 Stars for Gains in Bonds", New York Times:
    So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor.

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