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Company is closely related to companion, and that explains the earliest and still common meaning of this word: association with others.
From this core idea developed the many other meanings that company enjoys, including the one that probably springs first to mind: a commercial business.
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- firmSolid or resolute
- startupNew business enterprise
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
multinational · subsidiary · franchise · headquarters · merger · acquisition · shareholder · investor
Colonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- unitIndividual part or measure
- infantryGround combat troops
- platoonSmall infantry formation
brigade · troop · squad · division · soldiers · captain · lieutenant · formation
Bond of mutual affection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
- bondingForming close connections
closeness · intimacy · connection · rapport · solidarity · affinity · kinship · socializing
All available workers
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- employeesPaid staff members
- employerOne who employs others
- hiringGiving someone work
recruitment · salary · wages · benefits · pension · workplace · office · position
Short-term guest
- hostOne receiving guests
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- receptionAct of receiving guests
gathering · party · dinner · houseguest · welcome · invitation · socialite · caller
Traveling group of performers
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- corpsMilitary unit or group
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
choreography · performance · repertoire · principal · soloist · touring · production · rehearsal
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- firmSolid or resolute
- startupNew business enterprise
conglomerate · multinational · subsidiary · franchise · headquarters · merger · acquisition · shareholder · investor · revenue
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
platoon · brigade · troop · squad · division · soldiers · captain · lieutenant · formation · barracks
friendship
Bond of mutual affection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
bonding · closeness · intimacy · connection · rapport · solidarity · affinity · kinship · socializing · interaction
workforce
All available workers
hiring · recruitment · salary · wages · benefits · pension · workplace · office · position · career
visitor
Short-term guest
- hostOne receiving guests
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
reception · gathering · party · dinner · houseguest · welcome · invitation · socialite · caller · escort
troupe
Traveling group of performers
ensemble · choreography · performance · repertoire · principal · soloist · touring · production · rehearsal · season
crew
Working team aboard
mate · boatswain · helmsman · skipper · admiral · quartermaster · purser · deckhand · galley · mess
- businesscorporation, firm, enterprise, commerce, revenue
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- organizationsorganization, organizations, club, clubs, association
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, profession
- big businesscorporation, merger, acquisition, board room, stocks
- business venturesventure, startup, franchise, enterprise, investment
companyloneliness
State of lacking companions
solitude · isolation · seclusion · aloneness · lonesomeness
companysole proprietorship
Unincorporated individual-owned business
individual · freelancer · independent contractor · sole trader · solo practitioner
companyabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
desertion · estrangement · separation · dispersal · disbandment
- bad companyUndesirable social circle
- keep someone companyRemain present with another
- front companiesBusinesses masking illicit activity
- insurance companyEntity selling risk protection
- moving companyFirm transporting household goods
- electric companyGrid power supplier
companion, accompany, comparable, companions, accompanying, accompanied, companies, companionship, unaccompanied