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corp

corp

82 6.9
A company that is legally created to do business
  • noun
  • /kɔrp/
  • US
translation icon : corporación
  • Last summer, federal agents raided the Gibson Guitar Corp's Nashville facilities, seizing raw woods, completed guitars, and computer equipment in the process.
  • international corp
  • development corp
  • research corp

So that's going to be either AC Corp or an LLC with your C Corp or your LLC.

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Examples

  • You just made me head of Mac Corp.

  • "The partnership is still growing, thanks to Jackie Hill and Jackson County Industrial Development Corp."

    Academic text (2008)
  • Fox News is a unit of News Corp, which also owns The Wall Street Journal.

    Blog text (3)
  • What are the biggest differences in terms of taxation between an S Corp and an LLC?

  • And they can tell you how they can backdate your S Corp and save you thousands on taxes this year.

  • As News Corp attorney, I recommend you conduct an internal investigation into Roger's behavior.

  • In 2013, Fujifilm Corp announced that it had stopped making motion picture film stock.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Now, Bon Global is owned by Rumble Corp.

  • Lee Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler Corp and founder of the Iacocca Family Foundation.

    Blog text (6)
  • Many startups choose to register as a small corp to take advantage of tax benefits.

Synonyms

company
vscorp
1.0

A business that makes and sells things or offers services for money

is an abbreviated label used mainly for formally incorporated business entities
firm
vscorp
1.9

A company that provides professional services like lawyers or accountants

is the short form used specifically for that organized business name
corporation
vscorp
3.7

A large company or group of companies treated by law as one business

is the shortened written form for that legally recognized business name
business firm
vscorp
1 2.7

A company that sells goods or services to make money

is the abbreviated written label used instead of this general business term

Surface Forms

corp singular
corps plural
corps singular

Etymology

Corp is a short form of corporation and comes from the root corp- meaning 'body'. That's why a corp is thought of as a single 'body' made of many people, which is why it means a business or organization.