Corporation
Chartered commercial body
A corporation is a legal entity separate from the people who own and run it.
It can own property, enter contracts, sue and be sued, and survive the death of its founders.
Corporations shield their owners from personal liability—if the company fails, shareholders lose only their investment, not their homes.
She incorporated her business last year.
The word sometimes carries connotations of faceless bureaucracy or profit-seeking: soulless corporations, corporate greed.
Commercial enterprise or guests
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- firmSolid or resolute
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
headquarters · CEO · executive · operations · profit · revenue · market share · expansion
Hybrid business entity abbreviation
- charterFounding organizational document
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- articlesWritten works or items
registered · entity · liability · board · directors · fiduciary · dissolution · merger
Excessive desire for wealth
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
bailout · offshore · tax evasion · sweatshop · outsourcing · layoffs · inequality · profiteering
Partitioned office workspace
- officeProfessional work location
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- memoBrief internal message
meeting · synergy · downsizing · restructuring · HR · dress code · water cooler · nine-to-five
company
Commercial enterprise or guests
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- firmSolid or resolute
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
multinational · headquarters · CEO · executive · operations · profit · revenue · market share · expansion · acquisition
LLC
Hybrid business entity abbreviation
- charterFounding organizational document
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
articles · registered · entity · liability · board · directors · fiduciary · dissolution · merger · subsidiary
greed
Excessive desire for wealth
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
lobbying · bailout · offshore · tax evasion · sweatshop · outsourcing · layoffs · inequality · profiteering · deregulation
cubicle
Partitioned office workspace
- officeProfessional work location
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
memo · meeting · synergy · downsizing · restructuring · HR · dress code · water cooler · nine-to-five · boardroom
city
Large populated area
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- municipalityLocal governing district
civic · charter · mayor · council · town · village · local government · alderman · ordinance · public works
Corporationsole proprietorship
Unincorporated individual-owned business
sole trader · freelancer · independent contractor · partnership · cottage industry
Corporationindividual
One separate human being
government · nonprofit · charity · person · human being
Corporationsmall business
Modest independent commercial venture
street vendor · artisan · craftsperson · subsistence farmer · gig worker
- shell corporationsLegally registered but inactive businesses
- nonprofit corporationEntity barred from distributing surplus
- public corporationsEnterprises owned by the state
- multinational corporationBusiness operating in many countries
- faceless corporation
- Acme CorporationFictional product company
corporations, corporatism, corporatist, incorporating, incorporation