Corporation

Pronunciation: /kɔːrpəˈreɪʃən/

Definitions of corporation

noun a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law

Example Sentences

A1 A corporation is a type of business organization.

A2 The corporation is a large company with many employees.

B1 The corporation's profits have increased by 10% this quarter.

B2 The corporation is planning to expand its operations internationally.

C1 The corporation's board of directors is responsible for making key decisions.

C2 The corporation's CEO has announced a new sustainability initiative.

Examples of corporation in a Sentence

formal The corporation announced a merger with a competitor.

informal I heard the corporation is expanding its operations overseas.

slang The corporation is making bank with their latest product launch.

figurative The corporation is the backbone of the industry, driving innovation and growth.

Grammatical Forms of corporation

• past tense: corporated
• plural: corporations
• comparative: more corporate
• superlative: most corporate
• present tense: corporates
• future tense: will corporation
• perfect tense: have corporated
• continuous tense: is corporating
• singular: corporation
• positive degree: corporate
• infinitive: to corporation
• gerund: corporating
• participle: corporated

Origin and Evolution of corporation

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'corporation' originated from the Latin word 'corporatio', which means 'a body' or 'body of people'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a group of people united in a body or community, the term 'corporation' evolved over time to specifically denote a legal entity that is separate from its owners and has its own legal rights and responsibilities.