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noncorporate

noncorporate

5.6
Not part of a company, often a small business or a person working alone
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈkɔːr.pə.rɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no corporativo
  • For a discussion of alternative circumstances in which a noncorporate group can claim a connection to the interests of its members, see notes 287-89 and accompanying text below. Citizens United, 558 U.S. at 392 (Scalia, J., concurring).
  • a noncorporate business
  • a noncorporate group

Examples

  • Just as the Court would with a noncorporate plaintiff, it subordinates the press's individual claim to the broader social good.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Unlike large companies, noncorporate entities often prioritize social responsibility over financial gain.

  • Second, consider the case of a noncorporate group, like a political party or interest group, seeking to vindicate its speech rights.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The World Development Report 1989 treats "informal finance" because of its crucial role in extending credit to the "noncorporate" sector of small farmers, independent traders, and marginal producers who can account for at least 10% of GDP and 50% of employment in many Third World countries.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For a discussion of alternative circumstances in which a noncorporate group can claim a connection to the interests of its members, see notes 287-89 and accompanying text below. See supra Part II.B.2.a. See supra Part II.B.2.a.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Many small businesses operate in a noncorporate manner, relying on local support rather than corporate funding.

  • The nonprofit organization championed noncorporate interests, focusing on community-driven initiatives rather than corporate profits.

Synonyms

unincorporated
vsnoncorporate
  • Specialized
7 7.0

An area that does not have its own local government

is broader and also covers entities not connected to any corporation

Antonyms

5 4.1

A large company that is a legal business

Surface Forms

noncorporate positive

Morphology

noncorporate = corporate (transparent) = non + corporate

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'corporate', making the meaning of 'noncorporate' easily understandable.

Etymology

The word noncorporate is easy to remember: non- means 'not' and corporate comes from an old word for 'body' used for a group or company, so a corporation is a 'legal body'. So, noncorporate means 'not a corporation' or not connected to that legal body.