Corporation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

slang for a paunch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌkoʊldɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɔːpəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɔːpəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈʌkoʊldɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bay window potbelly tummy corp pot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gesellschaft

ein Unternehmen, dessen Satzung in einem Staat genehmigt wurde

🇪🇸Spanish

corporación

una empresa comercial cuyos artículos de constitución han sido aprobados en algún estado

🇮🇹Italian

società

una società commerciale il cui statuto è stato approvato in uno stato

🇳🇱Dutch

bedrijf

een bedrijf waarvan de statuten in een bepaalde staat zijn goedgekeurd

🇵🇹Portuguese

corporação

uma empresa comercial cujo contrato social foi aprovado em algum estado

🇷🇺Russian

корпорация

коммерческая фирма, устав которой был одобрен в каком-либо штате

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निगम

एक व्यावसायिक फर्म जिसके निगमन के लेखों को किसी राज्य में मंजूरी दे दी गई है

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্পোরেশন

একটি ব্যবসায়িক সংস্থা যার নিবন্ধের নিবন্ধগুলি কিছু রাজ্যে অনুমোদিত হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுவனம்

சில மாநிலத்தில் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வணிக நிறுவனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్పొరేషన్

ఒక వ్యాపార సంస్థ, దీని ఆర్టికల్స్ ఆఫ్ ఇన్కార్పొరేషన్‌లు కొన్ని రాష్ట్రంలో ఆమోదించబడ్డాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

महामंडळ

एक व्यवसाय फर्म ज्याचे लेख काही राज्यात मंजूर केले गेले आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોર્પોરેશન

એક બિઝનેસ ફર્મ કે જેના આર્ટિકલ્સ ઓફ ઇન્કોર્પોરેશનને અમુક રાજ્યમાં મંજૂરી આપવામાં આવી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಗಮ

ಕೆಲವು ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಲಾದ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಲೇಖನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോർപ്പറേഷൻ

ചില സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ അംഗീകൃത ലേഖനങ്ങൾ അംഗീകരിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു ബിസിനസ് സ്ഥാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਮ

ਇੱਕ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਫਰਮ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਨਿਗਮਨ ਦੇ ਲੇਖ ਕਿਸੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارپوریشن

ایک کاروباری فرم جس کے آرٹیکل آف کارپوریشن کو کسی ریاست میں منظور کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公司

公司章程已在某个州获得批准的商业公司

🇯🇵Japanese

株式会社

ある州で定款が承認されている事業会社

🇰🇷Korean

법인

어떤 주에서 정관이 승인된 사업체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tập đoàn

một công ty kinh doanh có điều lệ thành lập đã được phê duyệt ở một số tiểu bang

🇹🇭Thai

บริษัท

บริษัทธุรกิจที่มีข้อบังคับการจดทะเบียนได้รับการอนุมัติในบางรัฐ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perusahaan

sebuah perusahaan bisnis yang anggaran pendiriannya telah disetujui di beberapa negara bagian

🇵🇭Filipino

korporasyon

isang kompanya ng negosyo na ang mga artikulo ng pagsasama ay naaprubahan sa ilang estado

🇲🇾Malay

perbadanan

firma perniagaan yang artikel penubuhannya telah diluluskan di beberapa negeri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤسَّسة

شركة تجارية تمت الموافقة على عقد تأسيسها في بعض الولايات

🇮🇷Persian

شرکت

یک شرکت تجاری که اساسنامه آن در برخی ایالت ها تأیید شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şirket

ana sözleşmesi bazı eyaletlerde onaylanmış bir ticari firma

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַאֲגִיד

חברה עסקית שתקנון ההתאגדות שלה אושרו במדינה כלשהי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'corporation'?

The primary meaning of 'corporation' is 'a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'corporation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'corporation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'corporation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'corporation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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