bus company
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1.6
- noun
- /bʌs ˈkʌmpəni/
:
empresa de autobuses
- The new bus company seems more concerned about safety than in the past.
- a private bus company
- a charter bus company
- a city bus company
Examples
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I saw a CNG power pickup on the way home yesterday, and the local bus company is looking into CNG buses.
Blog text (22) -
The school bus company deemed the street a safety issue, according to First Selectman Steve Vavrek.
Blog text (29) -
At this point you could go to the bus company and challenge them.
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I do not work for the bus company!
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A fund that would be set up by the bus company for our kids for tax purposes?
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No bus company would be able to find workers if it offered a minimum wage.
Blog text (33) -
In Memphis, four bus companies provide regular transportation service to numerous Mexican cities.
Academic text (2003) -
Meanwhile, the bus company loses $3,200 a day.
Fiction book (2001) -
I am very pleased to be able to inform you all that I had a long meeting with the lawyer from the bus company, and they have agreed to settle out of court for $350,000.
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The school hired a bus company to ensure safe transportation for its students.
Synonyms
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1.1
A company that runs buses on fixed routes for public transport
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2.2
A business that moves people or things from one place to another
How Large
- US
2
2.2
7
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a company that provides local transportation by bus' is directly and compositionally derived from 'bus' (a large vehicle on fixed routes) plus 'company' (an organization). This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (vehicle/type + company) and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The name bus company comes from two simple words, bus and company. The word bus is short for omnibus, a longer word that meant 'for all', so a bus company is a business that runs buses to carry many people.