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large corporation

large corporation

24 2.7
A very large company that does business in many countries
  • noun
translation icon : gran corporación
  • A large corporation can influence the economy of entire countries through its operations.
  • the world's largest corporations
  • many large corporations
  • large corporations in business

So we said, do you think that the wealthy and large corporations should pay more in taxes?

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Examples

  • What influence does an ordinary citizen have in comparison with a large corporation and its lobbyists?

    Academic text (1990)
  • The top tier is composed of very large corporations with 5,000 employees or more.

    Academic text (1990)
  • - Well, as of yesterday, I was regional vice president at a very large corporation.

  • Far too many of the large corporations I survey.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So we said, do you think that the wealthy and large corporations should pay more in taxes?

  • Foreign direct investment to Asia is slowing down, and even large corporations in the developed world are following suit.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I'm a products tester for a large corporation.

  • Most trade in the capitalist world is carried on by private enterprises, mainly by large corporations.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Vincent Ludwig presided over one of the largest corporations in the city.

  • The recession has been unexpectedly persistent, and many large corporations have eliminated tens of thousands of jobs.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

corporation
vslarge corporation
3.7

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

is about very large firms with wide operations and international influence
giant
vslarge corporation
248 3.4

A very large and powerful company or organization

is defined by overall very large size and wide international operations
corporate
vslarge corporation
5 4.1

A large company that is a legal business

is focused on very big size and broad international influence

How Big

conglomerate
44 7.0
multinational
112 4.4
large corporation
24 2.7
midcap
  • Jargon
6.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

large + corporation

The meaning 'a business organization that is very big' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'large' (big, extensive) with 'corporation' (a business/legal entity). This adjective + noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistically common compositional construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The compound noun large corporation combines large and corporation, where corporation comes from the idea of a group acting as one 'body'. So imagine many people joined into one very big body that can work across cities and countries, and that is why it means a very big company with a lot of power.