Corporation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word corporation
Brit.  |kɔːpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word corporation

noun

- a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
- slang for a paunch (syn: pot, potbelly, tummy)

Extra examples

He works as a consultant for several large corporations.

...a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets...

He works for a large American corporation.

British Corporation

Communications Satellite Corporation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation

Commodity Credit Corporation

...the many difficulties that he encountered on the road from poor orphan to head of a major corporation...

The corporation is worth billions of dollars.

What is the legal definition of a corporation?

The new publicity has helped to humanize the corporation's image.

The corporation is ruled by oligarchy.

The company is reorganizing as a corporation.

The corporation's tentacles are felt in every sector of the industry.

Word forms

noun
singular: corporation
plural: corporations
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