Corp.

Incorporated entity, shortened

Corp. is an abbreviation for corporation, used after company names: Acme Corp. , Microsoft Corp.

It appears in formal business contexts, legal documents, and news articles.

The period indicates abbreviation, though it's sometimes dropped in casual use.

abbreviation

company

Commercial enterprise or guests

  • businessCommercial activity or occupation
  • LtdAbbreviation for capped liability
  • entityIndependent existing thing

firm · legal · enterprise · registered · charter · articles · bylaws · stockholders · Delaware · formation

military

rank

Position in hierarchy

Army · insignia · promotion · sergeant · battalion · infantry · squadron · chevron · drill · soldier

slang

office

Professional work location

  • cubiclePartitioned office workspace
  • suitMatched formal garments
  • managementOrganizing and directing resources

bureaucracy · hierarchy · nine-to-five · headquarters · downtown · dress-code · meetings · memos · HR · PowerPoint

Opposites
business entity type

Corp.sole proprietorship

Unincorporated individual-owned business

individual · partnership · LLC · unincorporated · nonprofit

sector/ownership

Corp.government

Authority over a state

public sector · state-owned · nonprofit · NGO · charity

abbreviation vs. full form

Corp.Corporation

Legal business entity

corporate · incorporated

Phrases
Family

corpse, corps, corpus, corporal, corporeal, corporate, corporation, corpulent, incorporate

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G