company
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈkʌmpəni/
- For example, the American Flamenco Company was just featured there.
- a dance company
- a theatre company
- an opera company
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Watch on YouTubeThey found a EDM company who was doing live outdoor shows.
- They found a EDM company who was doing live outdoor shows.
- No, I went to the Dead and Company show, which was also outdoors.
- It it it in the Portland Theatre, the Rep company up in Portland, ME.
- And I was also dancing as part of a dance company that I was involved in.
- If you're raising money for ballet, you'll look at dance companies.
- Ale doesn't love saying the same words on stage as other companies.
Examples
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She'd been a professional dancer, actually, with a modern dance company in New York before she married Harold.
Fiction book (1990) -
The company performed a stunning rendition of the classic play under the stars.
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Important people from every major dance company in the country.
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And I was also dancing as part of a dance company that I was involved in.
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So how is everything with the dance company?
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In fact, his company was the Authentic Jazz Dance Theater.
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We're a traveling theater company.
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Charles has a welcoming treat: tickets for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Midsummer Night's Dream at the Barbican.
Fiction book (1993) -
Another twenty-five enjoyed the Stratford Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Academic text (1995) -
Ladies and gentlemen, it isn't often that I have the privilege of introducing... such a distinguished artist as Madame Kirsten Flagstad, star of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Synonyms
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2.9
A group of actors who perform in a play or film
65
2.6
A group of people who sing together in a play or concert
53
5.3
A group of musicians, singers, dancers, or actors who perform together, often supporting the main performers
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4.4
A group of people who act or dance together
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2.7
A group of people who put on plays for an audience
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3.4
A group of actors who perform in a play or film
10
3.4
A group of dancers who perform ballets
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3.6
A group that produces and performs operas with singers and musicians
2
6.8
A group of actors who regularly perform different plays during a season
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7.5
A group of actors who perform a set of plays regularly in one theatre
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.8
A business that pays money to people for losses when they pay regular fees
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3.4
A business that finds, makes and sells medicines like pills and vaccines
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2.7
A business that runs stations that send out TV or radio programs to people
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5.8
A British trading company that began in 1600 and later ruled parts of India
- Specialized
5
3.0
A business that collects money from many people and buys shares or bonds for them
- Specialized
4
4.9
A business that manages money from many people and sells shares so they can invest
- Specialized
3
5.2
A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them
- Texting
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3.5
A business that does most of its work online and uses a website ending in .com
1
3.0
A business that moves furniture and boxes for people or businesses to a new place
- Specialized
1
7.4
A union only for workers in one company that is often run by the employer
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3.4
A company where owners only lose the money they invest if the business owes money
- Specialized
1
2.9
A company that supplies water, electricity, or gas and is run under government rules
- Specialized
1
5.3
A company that manages money and property for people or groups, including estates after death
- Archaic
1
3.3
A company that runs large boats with steam engines to carry people or goods by sea
- Specialized
1
4.9
A business owned by many people who buy shares to own part and share profits and losses
- Specialized
1
3.7
A business that lends money to people who cannot get loans from banks
- Specialized
1
7.1
A small bank that gives loans and sometimes holds savings but usually not checking accounts
1
9.9
An old City of London group for people in the same trade that holds ceremonies and supports charity
- Informal
1
9.5
An old informal name for the British trading company that ruled parts of India
- Specialized
1
5.5
A company that lends money to businesses like manufacturers or wholesalers
- Specialized
1
8.1
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
How Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word company comes from the Latin parts com- ('with') and panis ('bread'), used for groups who travelled and ate together, and travelling actors kept this name. So a performing company is a team of artists who work and tour together.