moving company
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈkʌmpəni/
- US
:
empresa de mudanzas
- We hired a reliable moving company to help us with our relocation to a new apartment.
- a reputable moving company
- hired a moving company
- find a moving company
Examples
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There's a moving company in Austin, where I live.
Academic text (2002) -
I'm going to hook you up with the number of a very good moving company.
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So I ended up getting another moving company, thank God.
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How come we let the moving company pack for us?
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And some gentlemen from the moving company.
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Sometimes, the guys down at the moving company would ask why I never went to college.
Fiction book (2000) -
Do many people use moving companies these days?
Blog text (13) -
Oct. 20 was his first day at work at a moving company.
Blog text (30) -
Make sure then that you use a good moving company and that you have packed all your breakable items well to avoid damage.
Blog text (18) -
According to the Worldwide ERC, in 2010 the average cost to hire a professional moving company was $12,230.
Blog text (10)
Synonyms
37
1.8
A person or company that helps people take their things to a new home
2
2.2
A business that moves people or things from one place to another
1
3.0
A business that moves furniture and boxes for people or businesses to a new place
A company that moves furniture and boxes for people and businesses to a new place
A company that carries furniture and boxes for a fee
A person or company that helps someone move to a new place
How Large
- US
7
2.8
- US
37
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'moving' (relating to relocating possessions) with 'company' (a business): together they denote a business that performs moving services. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Moving company comes from the simple idea of a business that helps to move people's things, and company just means a group doing the job. So, moving company means a business you hire to help you 'move house' and take your things from one place to another.