Synonym: association, business, enterprise, firm, group, guest. Similar words: accompany, companion, keep company with, compare, comparison, comparable, by comparison, in comparison with. Meaning: [‘kʌmpənɪ] 
n. 1. an institution created to conduct business 2. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) 3. the state of being with someone 4. small military unit; usually two or three platoons 5. a band of people associated temporarily in some activity 6. a social gathering of guests or companions 7. a social or business visitor 8. a unit of firefighters including their equipment 9. crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship. v. be a companion to somebody.
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1. Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 
2. Company in distress makes trouble [the sorrow] less.
3. Two is company, but three’s a crowd.
4. No road is long with good company.
5. Would you know your daughter, see her in company.
6. A man is known by the company he keeps.
7. A person is known by the company he keeps.
8. Better be alone than in bad company.
9. Two is company, (but) three is none.
10. As a man is, so is his company.
11. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
12. He is never alone that is in the company of noble thoughts.
13. Keep good men company, and you shall be of the number.
14. Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.
15. The company has a complex organizational structure.
16. Which company do you work for?
17. The company is in default on its loan agreement.
18. The company eventually monopolized the entire cigarette industry.
19. The company owes money to more than 60 banks.
20. The company plans to beef up our fringe benefit.sentencedict.com/company.html
21. Their company was short of funds.
22. She was accused of misusing company funds.
23. The company commander rallied his defeated and dispersed troops.
24. Several firms were united to form one company.
25. He works for a company that manufactures car parts.
26. She was the boss of a large international company.
27. It is better to be alone than in ill company.
28. Govern your thoughts when alone, and your tongue when in company.
30. Riches and virtue do not often keep each other company.
More similar words: accompany, companion, keep company with, compare, comparison, comparable, by comparison, in comparison with, pan, pant, panic, expand, panel, impair, impact, Hispanic, Spanish, rampage, sympathy, campaign, expansion, participant, keep an eye on, compel, comply, compete, compose, prompt, complex, computer.
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Many companies on the market carry citrus products such as soaps
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For those who are still interested in trading of shares, it is necessary to understand certain fundamental terms related to companies whose shares are available for buying or selling
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The team not only makes a study of the market but also is in a position to closely monitor the chosen companies to assess their present and future prospects
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Many companies sell rock dust, but it is best to inquire about what minerals it contains and if there are any chemicals added
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Some companies simply sell the dust that is left over from manufacturing other products
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This may not have the necessary minerals for plants and trees, so it is best to buy rock dust from those companies that make it specifically for this use
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Bronner arrived in the States in 1929, and bounced between soap consulting jobs for various companies
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Obviously, there are other kinds of qualifications companies really appreciate in employees
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‘We’ve got half a dozen local companies who’ve funded the production in one way or another
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This is the end goal for all companies who are using Instagram and other social media sites
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Most companies offer their followers at least some form of a reward; even if it is something small, it is a form of gratitude that you are thankful they are your customer and that they are following you on social media platforms
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These are a handful of perks that companies have offered in the past, and continue to offer to their followers in order to keep them on board
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The companies that offer these perks and give their customers something in return, are not only the ones who have the most followers on their social media platforms, but are also the businesses which are most well-known around the world
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marketing companies to over-sell a unique holiday for commercial purposes; that this trend for
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companies have put these in place resulting in people loosing their positions
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The pharmaceutical companies would have you believe
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From there I applied for full-time positions and worked 20 years for the Department of Transportation, selling Hauling Permits to truckers or trucking companies, billing companies for Outdoor Advertising, and later I paid the bills to State Contractors
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“Have you checked all the locker companies around the Kassikan?” Kulai asked
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“There’s lots of locker companies catering to transients along the waterfronts in any large city, even more along the docks in front of the Kassikan
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companies in the area, making profits in excess of two hundred thousand per year,
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about what a bogus holiday Valentine’s Day was, of how the gift card companies
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I’m still interviewing and started sending out resumes to companies that don’t visit the campus
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Scrap companies buy the old airframes and drag them to a remote corner of the airport to chop them up and shred them
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Health insurance companies need to provide
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«I started the company because the traditional publishing companies that I contacted about my
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For some time after the conclusion of the late war, not only private people of the best credit, but some of the greatest companies in London, commonly borrowed at five per cent
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«But you haven’t contacted Klarrain or anyone from his companies?»
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Either that or she was a better actress than most movie companies can find
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«The Pan Solar League does not allow individuals to own property, but companies can,» Glenelle said
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«There’s quite a lot to that, and it’s been done by lots of people and companies over a lot of time
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Many companies are marketing various pills, powders and capsules
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An operation of this kind has, within these five-and-twenty or thirty years, been performed in Scotland, by the erection of new banking companies in almost every considerable town, and even in some country villages
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The business of the country is almost entirely carried on by means of the paper of those different banking companies, with which purchases and payments of all kinds are commonly made
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But though the conduct of all those different companies has not been unexceptionable, and has accordingly required an act of parliament to regulate it, the country, notwithstanding, has evidently derived great benefit from their trade
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The commerce of Scotland, which at present is not very great, was still more inconsiderable when the two first banking companies were established ; and those companies would have had but little trade, had they confined their business to the discounting of bills of exchange
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But the easy terms upon which the Scotch banking companies accept of repayment are, so far as I know, peculiar to them, and have perhaps been the principal cause, both of the great trade of those companies,and of the benefit which the country has received from it
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Whoever has a credit of this kind with one of those companies, and borrows a thousand pounds upon it, for example, may repay this sum piece-meal, by twenty and thirty pounds at a time, the company discounting a proportionable part of the interest of the great sum, from the day on which each of those small sums is paid in, till the whole be in this manner repaid
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All merchants, therefore, and almost all men of business, find it convenient to keep such cash accounts with them, and are thereby interested to promote the trade of those companies, by readily receiving their notes in all payments, and by encouraging all those with whom they have any influence to do the same
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Hence the great trade of those companies
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In requiring frequent and regular repayments from all their customers, the banking companies of Scotland had probably this advantage in view
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This second advantage, though equally real, was not, perhaps, so well understood by all the different banking companies in Scotland as the first
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A bank, indeed, which lends its money without the expense of stamped paper, or of attorneys’ fees for drawing bonds and mortgages, and which accepts of repayment upon the easy terms of the banking companies of Scotland, would, no doubt, be a very convenient creditor to such traders and undertakers
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It is now more than five and twenty years since the paper money issued by the different banking companies of Scotland was fully equal, or rather was somewhat more than fully equal, to what the circulation of the country could easily absorb and employ
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Those companies, therefore, had so long ago given all the assistance to the traders and other undertakers of Scotland which it is possible for banks and bankers, consistently with their own interest, to give
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the beginning, and assume other companies will copy you
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As well as copy cats, be aware of companies who come in with alternative
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will other companies have, that you won’t?
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There are several sanitary companies in
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between companies, those interested in
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If you think you can compete as a one-man-band against companies
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The proportion between the price of provisions in Scotland and that in England is the same now as before the great multiplication of banking companies in Scotland
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Some years ago the different banking companies of Scotland were in the practice of inserting into their bank notes, what they called an optional clause; by which they promised payment to the bearer, either as soon as the note should be presented, or, in the option of the directors, six months after such presentment, together with the legal interest for the said six months
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The promissory notes of those banking companies constituted, at that time, the far greater part of the currency of Scotland, which this uncertainty of payment necessarily degraded below value of gold and silver money
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The late multiplication of banking companies in both parts of the united kingdom, an event by which many people have been much alarmed, instead of diminishing, increases the security of the public
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or companies they are familiar with and trust
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examples of other pay per click companies that usually have less competition
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companies want it to be known) that placing a tooth in
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Government authorities are breathing down the necks of companies to
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The exclusive privileges of those East India companies, their great riches, the great favour and protection which these have procured them from their respective governments, have excited much envy against them
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In spite of all these encouragements, almost all those different companies, both great and small, lost either the whole or the greater part of their capitals; scarce a vestige now remains of any of them, and the white-herring fishery is now entirely, or almost entirely, carried on by private adventurers
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There are a number of reputable companies around offering full featured professional autoresponder services
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There are also companies and organisations offering free autoresponder services, but my advice would be to steer clear of these, as you will be disappointed by the quality of the service you’ll receive from them
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In the patents of Sir Waiter Raleigh, to the London and Plymouth companies, to the council of Plymouth, etc
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Companies and other organizations often ask for a letter of reference
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Companies and other organizations are usually required by law to present a written notice to employees informing them of a lay-off
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Companies may also send welcome letters to other companies that move into a shared office building, or to visiting guest speakers and business travellers
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That such companies are not in general necessary for carrying on the East India trade, is sufficiently demonstrated by the experience of the Portuguese, who enjoyed almost the whole of it for more than a century together, without any exclusive company
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Funds for these projects were coming from South American investment companies of the Southern Hemisphere Union
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The settlements which different European nations have obtained in the East Indies, if they were taken from the exclusive companies to which they at present belong, and put under the immediate protection of the sovereign, would render this residence both safe and easy, at least to the merchants of the particular nations to whom those settlements belong
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The genius of exclusive companies, besides, is unfavourable, it has already been observed, to the growth of new colonies, and has probably been the principal cause of the little progress which they have made in the East Indies
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The Portuguese carried on the trade both to Africa and the East Indies, without any exclusive companies; and their settlements at Congo, Angola, and Benguela, on the coast of Africa, and at Goa in the East Indies though much depressed by superstition and every sort of bad government, yet bear some resemblance to the colonies of America, and are partly inhabited by Portuguese who have been established there for several generations
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The English and Dutch companies, though they have established no considerable colonies, except the two above mentioned, have both made considerable conquests in the East Indies
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Nothing, however, can be more directly contrary to the real interest of those companies, considered as the sovereigns of the countries which they have conquered, than this destructive plan
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Such exclusive companies, therefore, are nuisances in every respect; always more or less inconvenient to the countries in which they are established, and destructive to those which have the misfortune to fall under their government
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The disorders in the government of Indostan have been supposed to render a like precaution necessary, even among that mild and gentle people; and it was under pretence of securing their persons and property from violence, that both the English and French East India companies were allowed to erect the first forts which they possessed in that country
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” Leaving us with these words of wisdom the CSM pushed off to round up more of the Companies survivors ready for the next stage
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But in this respect, as well as in many others, nations have not always acted consistently; and in the greater part of the commercial states of Europe, particular companies of merchants have had the address to persuade the legislature to entrust to them the performance of this part of the duty of the sovereign, together with all the powers which are necessarily connected with it
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These companies, though they may, perhaps, have been useful for the first introduction of some branches of commerce, by making, at their own expense, an experiment which the state might not think it prudent to make, have in the long-run proved, universally, either burdensome or useless, and have either mismanaged or confined the trade
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When those companies do not trade upon a joint stock, but are obliged to admit any person, properly qualified, upon paying a certain fine, and agreeing to submit to the regulations of the company, each member trading upon his own stock, and at his own risk, they are called regulated companies
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Such companies, whether regulated or joint-stock, sometimes have, and sometimes have not, exclusive privileges
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Regulated companies resemble, in every respect, the corporation of trades, so common in the cities and towns of all the different countries of Europe; and are a sort of enlarged monopolies of the same kind
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In the most ancient regulated companies, the privileges of apprenticeship were the same as in other corporations, and entitled the person who had served his time to a member of the company, to become himself a member, either without paying any fine, or upon paying a much smaller one than what was exacted of other people
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The usual corporation spirit, wherever the law does not restrain it, prevails in all regulated companies
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The conduct of those companies had probably given occasion to those two acts of parliament
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But though such companies may not, in the present times, be very oppressive, they are certainly altogether useless
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To be merely useless, indeed, is perhaps, the highest eulogy which can ever justly be bestowed upon a regulated company; and all the three companies above mentioned seem, in their present state, to deserve this eulogy
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The object, besides, of the greater part of the bye-laws of all regulated companies, as well as of all other corporations, is not so much to oppress those who are already members, as to discourage others from becoming so; which may be done, not only by a high fine, but by many other contrivances
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The constant view of such companies is always to raise the rate of their own profit as high as they can; to keep the market, both for the goods which they export, and for those which they import, as much understocked as they can ; which can be done only by restraining the competition, or by discouraging new adventurers from entering into the trade
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Regulated companies, it was observed by Sir Josiah Child, though they had frequently supported public ministers, had never maintained any forts or garrisons in the countries to which they traded; whereas joint-stock companies frequently had
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Joint-stock companies, established either by royal charter, or by act of parliament, are different in several respects, not only from regulated companies, but from private copartneries
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This total exemption front trouble and front risk, beyond a limited sum, encourages many people to become adventurers in joint-stock companies, who would, upon no account, hazard their fortunes in any private copartnery
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Such companies, therefore, commonly draw to themselves much greater stocks, than any private copartnery can boast of
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The directors of such companies, however, being the managers rather of other people’s money than of their own, it cannot well be expected that they should watch over it with the same anxious vigilance with which the partners in a private coparnery frequently watch over their own
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It is upon this account, that joint-stock companies for foreign trade have seldom been able to maintain the competition against private adventurers
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” Pte Jack Martin was sent for he was one of the Companies runners he hot footed it up to the well and saluted saying
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Before the erection of the Royal African company, there had been three other joint-stock companies successively established, one after another, for the African trade
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The South Sea company never had any forts or garrisons to maintain, and therefore were entirely exempted from one great expense, to which other joint-stock companies for foreign trade are subject; but they had an immense capital divided among an immense number of proprietors
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But as it was not expected that much profit could be made by this trade, both the Portuguese and French companies, who had enjoyed it upon the same terms before them, having been ruined by it, they were allowed, as compensation, to send annually a ship of acertain burden, to trade directly to the Spanish West Indies
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The competition of the two companies with the private traders, and with one another, is said to have well nigh ruined both
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I had the misfortune to work at a company that was not recognised as being “world class”
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She gets a little company by helmet, she’s resurrected a couple others
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employees, for my business? What would I have to do in the company
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itself in order to have the company I want?
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“Does the company have a spare ten million to burn Kira?”
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The Fertrell Company has developed and refined a line of products that addresses the demineralization problem
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Paul always did it himself: started his own company; was a self-made millionaire; took business trips on his own coin
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POEA is also often present in the company of 1,4-dioxane, a chemical that has been associated with toxic effects in the kidneys and liver, and with kidney tumors and carcinomas in rats and mice
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She could see no use for herself there, but there was little doubt Herndon would be glad of her company, if for nothing else, someone to spell him driving the boat
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It’s not where I saw myself even a month ago, but I’m enjoying the company
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The children have company of other children as well as the elders
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A detailed understanding of this hard fact is essential for all men but all the more for senior citizens as they spend time in each other’s company most of the time
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You can buy these from your water company
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Neither I, nor the company are responsible for damages incurred from using this manual incorrectly
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suffers today from total blindness (since 1974) and advanced Parkinson’s Disease, the main office for the company is still in a room in his home
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Now every bank manager and school mistress has to show off their flash sheet designer tattoo at the beach or the company picnic
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Possibly with the company website and logo underneath
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terms of their workload, but when a company is successful and produces quality
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to the South Coast and the company laboratories was the biggest emotional event in
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London, got into my re-assigned company Ford Prefect, and headed south
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AA very reasonably large company have recently bought 50,000 shares wholly through a leading stockbroker
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for by the company
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in favour of high-class satisfaction during my career with the company, Eva was
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The company hired shrinks and
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vengeance writ large, and that was when the company tried their one last, desperate
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The company obeyed not the laws of the jungle, where the beast is simply
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The company was a global financial-industrial monster driven by the
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He had always met her in company and just missed engaging, somehow, for the whole 9 months of his study term
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Keeping you company is great, but I hope I can be more useful than that
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Every lamp has a logo of the company as a seal of its creator and
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Stephen had been a bit cagey when I told him who the interview was with … although he didn’t actually say so, I got the definite impression that this company is not a good employment bet
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I suppose he is naturally careful what he says – comes of being a lawyer, I expect – the agency did mention that the company has a high turnover of staff though which is worrying
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Now Michael worked for a local company that processes credit card transactions
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‘Though, of course, your notoriety might reflect negatively on the company …
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‘I’ve heard that company isn’t hot on staff welfare
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and keep him company while he ate
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After all, why build enough substrate for multiple souls if not for the company?
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Now she relied only on her own direct contact with the central hub, the main server within the company that could perform the same activities but with a layer of personal filtering in between — unobtrusive, in other words
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«Sure thing,” Ruby said, «glad to have the company
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‘We’ve been keeping your mother company, Stephen
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A company officer
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I have to pretend steer the stupid ship, too, because Staas Company only wanted three, non-union bridge officers
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If those those NS191s were in standard Staas Company containers, then there’s a chance the parts are intact
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«Because he used to steal from Staas Company warehouses, I’ll wager,» Chief Horcheese told her
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Of course, this means that my knowledge of languages and secretarial skills is entirely indifferent to the company
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Pretty soon I had to endure complaints about my disappearance, ending up to “All those years I’ve been nothing but the little one you deigned to keep company with, just because nobody else wanted to be your friend!” – at this point Persa almost burst into tears
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This was not the time, place, or company for a philosophical conversation on the inherent shallowness of their lives
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We always sit together and chat pleasantly as, despite her young age, we have many common interests and we keep good company to each other
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This afternoon I saw Diana at the gym, we had an aerobics lesson and then, as we were leaving together, she revealed to me some more interesting details about her job; in fact, she didn’t hesitate at all to describe -always with an air of importance- a fixed fraud committed by the company she works for: It all starts with an advertisement they place in the newspaper every week, looking for new commercial travellers; they offer an alluring basic salary, as well as commission on the sales, plus social security
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“Every would-be salesman signs a contract which contains a penal clause: If the salesman doesn’t sell enough within the first month of work, which is »on trial», they are not only fired without being paid but they also have to pay 50,000 drachmas to the company!” she explains with glowing eyes
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The privateer attack carrier Hardway is drafted into a force group commanded by Harry Cozen’s bitter rival from Staas Company
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Not that I care about this, yet I wonder: Why weren’t we invited? Are Helen and I the only ones in the company who don’t belong to high society? Or are we the only ones who don’t belong to a network? I just wonder
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I suspect many of my colleagues believe her, although -as I often hear- I am “the best typist this company has ever had”
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After all these weeks alone I longed for company
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I already feel exasperated, as I am also in bad company: Helen Tandoulou and her retarded brother
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If he could find a way to cross three thousand miles of bone dry desert, he might find company
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Isadore probably wasn’t attractive enough to get other company in native society
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«He’s up in henarDee, it’s a company, I have the name written down back at the house
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It would be pleasant having company and yes, practical assistance might be useful
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She declined his offer of dinner, saying that she would eat later, that she had not long finished a late lunch, but she would stay and keep him company while he ate
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It was a fuel company making lantern fuel out of the morass on big crystal factory ships more like floating villages than ships
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The food and, possibly, the company had perked him up; he looked a lot better now, Kara decided
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It is partial to the business-like system that would put the one man at the front as the head over the company, and all others must bow under their authority
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«Why would a company do that? What was the payback?»
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She chuckled, the realisation that she’d be grateful for his company – for a variety of reasons — coming as something of a surprise
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If a new company has just earned one thousand followers, this might be a great accomplishment
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It allows your followers to feel as if they are a part of the team, and that you want to include them in up and coming decisions to be made, or new product innovations that you have in line for the company
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One such company that has used Instagram to their benefit in terms of their posts going viral, is Sharpie
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The company uses their markers and other products to show their customer how to create something fun
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You want to showcase your business as an innovator, as a company that is a leader and as a company that is going to take charge in the industry that it is in
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One example is a company hosting a competition for the best shoe design
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With so many competitors that they could turn to in nearly any market or industry that your business is in, they decided to follow your company
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Or, if a follower on Instagram likes or comments on a photo, they are entered to win a ticket or a product that has not been released for sale by the company yet
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The customers will purchase these products because they rely on the company
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The endless cars stopped as the red light held them in its thrall and, in company with two women chatting about their husbands, one with a dog on a lead, a teenage boy listening to music on headphones and two casually dressed men, she crossed to the other side
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company but leave her
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» Victoria enjoyed Glenelle’s company and conversation, especially with Al still in his funk about his silly shuttlecraft mission instead of reveling in the excitement of discovery
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‘Your friend Gerisse is at this very moment on his way back across in the company of two officials tasked with ensuring he gets here safely … we are anxious that he doesn’t get lost in transit
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«How could you grow up as normal as you have with no human company?»
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‘They have agreed that you should have company on this journey and are contacting the most suitable men to see if they are free to accompany you
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and so, in the company of those who gutter in the wind
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‘We have company
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She is in the company of two men
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» The smaller of the loungers replied, «But if you’re selling, this deck is spoken for, there’s a load on it’s way and a company man with it
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’ I told him, tucking into the porridge, just enjoying having his company
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Desa didn’t have Luray’s need to slow her yaag consumption down right at the moment, so she wouldn’t mind the company of Yarin for a sleep
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«Alan’s a nice kid and I’ve enjoyed his company
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With father gone, Kirk and Ruby grew up to be fit and healthy young people, living in the company of a number of long-lost uncles who visited the family home all too briefly, and never, ever seemed to be around on the day that Kirk and Ruby made stew for their mother
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I’m really glad I’ve had your company on this trip
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He had little other company either, not even Major Tengine
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It gave me plenty of time to contemplate this man – moody isn’t in it where he is concerned, but, that said, he is generally good company and as honest as the day is long
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He passed me the drink himself then stood by me, sipping his own while we listened, and I felt stronger for his company
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“That is a serious allegation to bring up, even in private company, Tarak
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’ Muttered Alastair, which sets Karen and I off debating whether men ever grow up, accompanied by the affronted comments of the male sections of the company … no-one, but no-one is ever going to believe this evening
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In this febrile atmosphere of ratings wars and popular novelty, an executive producer at a small independent production company came up with a marvellous new idea
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Here were antiquities to order — and not just a warehouse, a factory — and everywhere the Kaliantikos logo, a diamond ‘K’, Daphne’s little company
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His argument is that I’ve given him a chance to have a day out not only in entertaining company but also in a beautiful part of the country and must therefore allow him to contribute towards the costs
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No matter what the weather, the season or the time of day, the house rang with the laughter of happy young people enjoying each other’s company
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The young man and his bride jetted off to their honeymoon paradise sponsored by a company that made coconut filled chocolate bars, and in return for a few more photographs, a short video and some encouraging words, they were given a wonderful time on golden beaches lapped by azure seas
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Normally Thom wouldn’t keep the company of full colonels, but they had known each other as mortals and that forged a bond more important than rank and wealth
- Use the word Company in a sentences
Sentence Examples
Sanders, I know I agreed to this little homecoming stunt, but could you please keep Muntz and company from dropping chips and beer nuts all over 953 Hillcrest Drive, huh?
We don’t care anything about the encyclopaedia company.
This is from the phone company.
You can go and talk with them or call someone who can keep them company.
She na today dem no say company no good
You’re in good company, friend.
You only met Iris because I hired her to keep you company.
I’m going to transform Sejin Construction to Sejin Cement company.
Want to know what’s going on in a company, ask the receptionists.
The company that I represent has a major investment here.
I meet with him, take the temperature of the company, analyse any potential risk to us and the shareholders. Did you know him?
Baena Constructions — the gold standard international company built from nothing.
Dr Evil, several years ago… we invested in a small Seattle-based coffee company.
Crikey! We’ve got company!
Dad, it’s the credit card company.
The bearer, John Murdock, is the company‘s detective.
The only legitimate source of LSD was a Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz
Egon, like his father, is prey to bad company.
If your discovery proves to be correct, you will be co-owner of the company.
… and this is the man who discovered the new vein, and is now co-owner of the company.
Helene inspects their company.
At the vicarage — the state known as Solberga — the vicar, Sir Arne, ate his supper in the company of his housefolk.
A few days later, he obtained permission from his superiors to make a two-hour stopover in Orneval, as his company was to report to a nearby station…
I now request permission to return to active duty in my old company with the rank of Private 2nd Class under the orders of Sergeant Francois Laurin.
Tomorrow I will climb Watzmann, not to be confused with the company Watzmann Co.
«The preacher has got fine company … Countess Ysabel. «
For this day, at least, I expected a little more attention, given the company I’m entertaining.
The company you’re entertaining is so barely attractive that —
There once was a Queen, Ki- ka — Konigin. In the company of a knight, Ri- ra
Missing or damaged sequences are complemented with film materials of the French rental company version that come from the same negative as the German version.
Sadly passes the day if I am in your company
After extensive investigation of the MICS, the first fragmentary copy was found in the Italian Gladiator company, and served as the basis for this reconstruction.
I will keep my promise to you because your love keeps you from the company of miscreants and because of our friendship since youth.
The RUSCICO company Presents a new project.
In the warm company of scoundrels
Mr. West found refuge in the offices of an American company.
All anyone knows is that Mr. West left in the company of a very peculiar gentleman.
How could you even think that the representative of a foreign prêt-à-porter company would want to kill his own models?
Captain, stay behind us with your company, and don’t be seen.
Thus far the three Princes have traveled in company.
Once the film had been shot, a disagreement between Feyder and the distribution company,
Produced by the cultural department of the Universum-Film joint-stock company, Berlin
Bordenave, with Rose Mignon, the star of his theater, and the whole company, goes to Nana to express the most emphatic condolences that he can.
The company‘s success lasted throughout the winter.
Soon Akakiy Akakievich felt that he was one too many in this company.
«Well, where’s the company?»
He doesn’t like company — the old grump.
Sanders, I know I agreed to this little homecoming stunt, but could you please keep Muntz and company from dropping chips and beer nuts all over 953 Hillcrest Drive, huh?
We don’t care anything about the encyclopaedia company.
This is from the phone company.
You can go and talk with them or call someone who can keep them company.
She na today dem no say company no good
You’re in good company, friend.
You only met Iris because I hired her to keep you company.
I’m going to transform Sejin Construction to Sejin Cement company.
Want to know what’s going on in a company, ask the receptionists.
The company that I represent has a major investment here.
I meet with him, take the temperature of the company, analyse any potential risk to us and the shareholders. Did you know him?
Baena Constructions — the gold standard international company built from nothing.
Dr Evil, several years ago… we invested in a small Seattle-based coffee company.
Crikey! We’ve got company!
Dad, it’s the credit card company.
The bearer, John Murdock, is the company‘s detective.
The only legitimate source of LSD was a Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz
Egon, like his father, is prey to bad company.
If your discovery proves to be correct, you will be co-owner of the company.
… and this is the man who discovered the new vein, and is now co-owner of the company.
Helene inspects their company.
At the vicarage — the state known as Solberga — the vicar, Sir Arne, ate his supper in the company of his housefolk.
A few days later, he obtained permission from his superiors to make a two-hour stopover in Orneval, as his company was to report to a nearby station…
I now request permission to return to active duty in my old company with the rank of Private 2nd Class under the orders of Sergeant Francois Laurin.
Tomorrow I will climb Watzmann, not to be confused with the company Watzmann Co.
«The preacher has got fine company … Countess Ysabel. «
For this day, at least, I expected a little more attention, given the company I’m entertaining.
The company you’re entertaining is so barely attractive that —
There once was a Queen, Ki- ka — Konigin. In the company of a knight, Ri- ra
Missing or damaged sequences are complemented with film materials of the French rental company version that come from the same negative as the German version.
Sadly passes the day if I am in your company
After extensive investigation of the MICS, the first fragmentary copy was found in the Italian Gladiator company, and served as the basis for this reconstruction.
I will keep my promise to you because your love keeps you from the company of miscreants and because of our friendship since youth.
The RUSCICO company Presents a new project.
In the warm company of scoundrels
Mr. West found refuge in the offices of an American company.
All anyone knows is that Mr. West left in the company of a very peculiar gentleman.
How could you even think that the representative of a foreign prêt-à-porter company would want to kill his own models?
Captain, stay behind us with your company, and don’t be seen.
Thus far the three Princes have traveled in company.
Once the film had been shot, a disagreement between Feyder and the distribution company,
Produced by the cultural department of the Universum-Film joint-stock company, Berlin
Bordenave, with Rose Mignon, the star of his theater, and the whole company, goes to Nana to express the most emphatic condolences that he can.
The company‘s success lasted throughout the winter.
Soon Akakiy Akakievich felt that he was one too many in this company.
«Well, where’s the company?»
He doesn’t like company — the old grump.
Definition of Company
a person or group of people seen as pleasant or enjoyable to be around
Examples of Company in a sentence
My brother has always been exceptionally good company, since we are around the same age and grew up spending time together.
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You will never be able to find better company than a dog, as a dog will always stand by you and be loyal to you if you treat him right.
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I find that the chess club is actually good company, as they are all very friendly and sociable, not to mention good sports.
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Many athletes would say that their team is the best company they could have, having trained and played so hard with them.
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If you’re looking for good company, you are more likely to find them with your long-standing friends than your acquaintances.
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noun, plural com·pa·nies.
a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
a guest or guests: We’re having company for dinner.
an assemblage of persons for social purposes.
companionship; fellowship; association: I always enjoy her company.
one’s usual companions: I don’t like the company he keeps.
society collectively.
a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, especially for business: a publishing company; a dance company.
(initial capital letter) the members of a firm not specifically named in the firm’s title: George Higgins and Company.
Military.
- the smallest body of troops, consisting of a headquarters and two or three platoons.
- any relatively small group of soldiers.
- Army. a basic unit with both tactical and administrative functions.
a unit of firefighters, including their special apparatus: a hook-and-ladder company.
Also called ship’s company. a ship’s crew, including the officers.
a medieval trade guild.
the Company, Informal. a nation’s major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
verb (used without object), com·pa·nied, com·pa·ny·ing.
verb (used with object), com·pa·nied, com·pa·ny·ing.
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Idioms about company
- to associate with; be a friend of.
- Informal. to go together, as in courtship: My sister has been keeping company with a young lawyer.
- to cease association or friendship with: We parted company 20 years ago after the argument.
- to take a different or opposite view; differ: He parted company with his father on politics.
- to separate: We parted company at the airport.
keep company,
part company,
Origin of company
1200–50; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French compaignie companionship, equivalent to compain (<Late Latin compāniō;see companion1) + -ie-y3
synonym study for company
1. Company, band, party, troop refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. Company is the general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists. Band, used especially of a band of musicians, suggests a relatively small group pursuing the same purpose or sharing a common fate: a concert by a band; a band of survivors. Party, except when used of a political group, usually implies an indefinite and temporary assemblage, as for some common pursuit: a spelunking party. Troop, used specifically of a body of cavalry, usually implies a number of individuals organized as a unit: a troop of cavalry.
OTHER WORDS FROM company
com·pa·ny·less, adjectivein·ter·com·pa·ny, adjective
Words nearby company
companion planting, companion set, companionship, companion star, companionway, company, company doctor, company grade, company man, company manners, company officer
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MORE ABOUT COMPANY
What does company mean?
Company refers to a group of people.
Company is a common word with many different specific meanings, but they all have to do with a gathering of people or interaction among a group of people.
The word company perhaps most commonly refers to a business. Energizer is a company that makes and sells batteries. When company is used in the name of a business, it is often abbreviated as Co.
Company can be the guests you have over to your house. It can also refer to the presence of others: enjoying the company of your cousins.
Example: Sarah likes to walk home from school in the company of her best friend, Joe.
Where does company come from?
The first records of the word company come from around 1200. It ultimately comes from the Late Latin compāniō, meaning “bread fellow.” Companion comes from the same source. Like companion, company has to do with people interacting with each other.
Company is used generally to mean a group of people gathered together. A parent may not like the company (friends) that their child keeps. Company can also be used to mean specific groups of people.
Company can refer to a small unit within the military or a larger group of firefighters. A ship’s crew is also a company.
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How is company used in real life?
Company is most often used to mean a business or the people someone surrounds themself with.
I think Brandi is pretty great. She’s the defacto top woman in the company and has multiple roles to play, which she does well. If she’s not the best in-ring worker, she can draw on some amazing talent to teach her.
— David Smalley (@SmalleyDa) September 22, 2020
I hate this company with all my heart. I wish they would just fire me.
— 🤍 (@anibayih) June 18, 2020
I received a present from my pet supply company! @chewy These are gorgeous hand painted pictures of my pets from @KendraAldrich I am beside myself with glee. Thank You! Now, all I need is a matching one of my snuggle baby to complete my set. 🥰 #happybirthdaytome #petportraits pic.twitter.com/SV38aAN6ko
— Brianna Miller (@BriannaM0929) September 22, 2020
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Is company used correctly in the following sentence?
The loner superhero preferred the company of bats to other people.
Words related to company
association, club, community, group, party, team, business, corporation, enterprise, firm, society, aggregation, assemblage, assembly, band, body, circle, clan, clique, collection
How to use company in a sentence
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By the time it was over, the company was worth over $80 billion.
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If you want to manage a big company, you probably need to spend the whole of your time managing a big company.
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The entertainment company will join a growing number of employers giving workers the option to do the same, including Old Navy and Patagonia.
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Facebook also removed a number of accounts as part of what the company said is an ongoing investigation.
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BuzzFeed currently has in the neighborhood of 100 active brand licensing deals and is expecting that the sales from this business will be up by more than 40% year over year, according to a company spokesperson.
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Through his company, consumers will be able to cheaply make custom DNA strands, including what Heinz calls “creatures.”
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“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.
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Tinder and OkCupid are both owned by IAC, the parent company of The Daily Beast.
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Reprinted by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company.
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They were the machine gun bullets coming from the ambush when my company got hit.
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As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
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No, Sir, said the other, nothing at all except the enjoyment of your good company: and so gave over importuning him.
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I assured him I was well refreshed with his good entertainment and company, and as much in my senses as ever I was in my life.
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One Turkish Company, about a hundred strong, was making an ugly push within rifle shot of our ship.
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With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
British Dictionary definitions for company
noun plural -nies
a number of people gathered together; assembly
the fact of being with someone; companionshipI enjoy her company
a social visitor or visitors; guest or guests
a business enterprise
the members of an enterprise not specifically mentioned in the enterprise’s titleAbbreviation: Co, co
a group of actors, usually including business and technical personnel
a unit of around 100 troops, usually comprising two or more platoons
the officers and crew of a ship
a unit of Girl Guides
English history a medieval guild
keep company or bear company
- to accompany (someone)
- (esp of lovers) to associate with each other; spend time together
part company
- to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate
- (foll by with) to leave; go away (from); be separated (from)
verb -nies, -nying or -nied
archaic to keep company or associate (with someone)
Word Origin for company
C13: from Old French compaignie, from compain companion, fellow, from Late Latin compāniō; see companion 1
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Other Idioms and Phrases with company
In addition to the idioms beginning with company
- company man
- company manners
also see:
- keep someone company
- misery loves company
- part company
- two’s company
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There are essentially two types of nouns in English that end in -s: possessive nouns and plural nouns. If you use the wrong type of noun, you can confuse your readers or unintentionally alter your point. A great example of this dilemma for business writers is learning to differentiate between “company’s” and “companies.”
When you use “company’s,” you are using a possessive noun to describe something that belongs to a single company. When you use “companies,” you use a plural noun to represent more than one company. You can also use a third form, “companies’” a possessive plural noun that describes something belonging to more than one company.
In this article, I’ll explain the intricacies behind these differences and provide you with a few examples of situations in which you will use each noun form. I will also give you a few practice questions where you can try your hand at using the correct form.
Finally, I will explain some additional issues of using nouns with apostrophes, especially acronyms and pronouns.
When Do You Use Company’s?
Possessive nouns like “company’s” are nouns that convey ownership. Possessive nouns describe our belongings and other nouns related to us. In this sense, ownership and belongings can be either physical or abstract.
Physical belongings are things you can interact with using the five senses — sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing.
Examples of physical belongings include relatives, pets, and items. Of course, we do not own our relatives — for example, although I might be a parent and, therefore, responsible for my children, I do not own them — but we still describe their relationship to us by using possessive nouns.
Abstract belongings are things that you cannot interact with using the five senses. Examples of abstract belongings are ideas and emotions. For instance, if you experience sadness at the end of a movie, that sadness is your feeling and, from a grammatical standpoint, belongs to you.
Belongings can also be both singular and plural. A singular belonging is a single item, while a plural belonging is more than one item.
For example, look at the following sentence:
- The dog belongs to Meg.
You could use the possessive form of Meg (Meg’s) to replace the words “belongs to.” We would then rewrite the sentence like this:
The dog is Meg’s. or It is Meg’s dog.
Company’s Meaning
The same rule applies to the noun “company’s.” This is a singular possessive noun that we use to describe something that belongs to an individual company. A company is an association of people whose purpose is commercial or industrial.
For example, examine the following:
- The tax reports belong to the company. → They are the company’s tax reports.
- The patent belongs to the company. → It is the company’s patent.
- This is the position the company took. → This is the company’s position.
When Do You Use Companies?
What is the difference between “company’s” and “companies”? While “company’s” is a singular possessive noun, “companies” is only a plural noun indicating more than one company.
Companies Meaning
Plural nouns like “companies” are nouns that describe more than one thing. In English, we make most nouns plural by adding the letter “s” to the end. For example, one chair becomes multiple chairs, and one thought becomes multiple thoughts.
You’ll notice, however, that one company does not become multiple “companys.” This is because the word “company” is an exception to the rule. The exception concerns words that end with the letter “y” and says the following:
When making words that end with the letter “y” plural, replace the “y” with “ies.”
Here are some other examples besides companies that illustrate this exception:
- One company in a collection of companies
- One fly in a group of flies
- A single berry in a bushel of berries
- The archenemy of all of my enemies
What Is the Plural Possessive of Company?
Like the things that belong to them, possessive nouns can be either singular or plural. For example, we’ve already described the possessive form of “company,” but there is also a possessive form of “companies.”
If you wish to describe something that belongs to multiple companies, you don’t have to change the spelling. All you must do is place an apostrophe after the “s” at the end of the word (i.e., companies’). Here are some examples to show how we could use this form of the word in a sentence:
- The companies’ office buildings are under construction.
- Our companies’ accountant handles all of our finances seamlessly.
- Their companies’ rivals are in the same industry.
Practice Makes Perfect
If you’re still struggling with possessive, plural, and possessive plural nouns, don’t sweat it. Even native English speakers have difficulty knowing when to use each form of a noun in writing.
There is even a disorder doctors call aphasia, where individuals have exceptional difficulty distinguishing between plurals and possessives (source).
Like dyslexia, which affects people’s ability to read letters and/or words in the correct order, aphasia obfuscates the knowledge of when to use the correct form of a noun ending in -s.
In general, people with aphasia use the possessive form of a noun by default, especially when working with trickier nouns and pronouns — e.g., proper nouns, acronyms, words that already end in -s.
Listening to native English speakers is not necessarily any easier. We do not have different pronunciations for “company’s,” “companies,” and “companies’,” which can make it even more difficult to determine which word someone is using.
As a result, the best way to learn which word to use is to memorize the rules. Writing practice sentences can also help. If you want some extra practice, try to fill in the blanks below with the right word (company’s, companies, or companies’).
Questions
- My _________ benefits program is great.
- The two _________, Google and Amazon, dominate the IT industry.
- The _________ logos all look the same.
- After the auditor looked at the reports, they realized that the _________ income statement was incorrect.
- Our _________ mascots are rivals on Twitter, and they have very funny arguments.
- All three _________ belong to the Berkshire-Hathaway group, which means they have the same owner.
Answer Key
- company’s (The benefits program belongs to a single company.)
- companies (This sentence is talking about two separate companies but not something that either or both of them own.)
- companies’ (Multiple logos means multiple companies, and those logos belong to those companies, which means we need a plural possessive noun.)
- company’s (The income statement belongs to a single company.)
- companies’ (Each company has its own mascot, so this sentence needs a possessive plural noun.)
- companies (This one is tricky because it talks about ownership and uses the phrase “belong to.” However, this sentence describes the entity to which the companies belong, not something that belongs to the companies.)
As we mentioned earlier, these rules do not just apply to forms of the word “company.” For more examples of possessive and plural nouns that follow this pattern, check out our article, “Universities vs. University’s: Understanding the Difference between Plural and Possessive.”
Do You Use an Apostrophe for Companies?
Only use an apostrophe with “companies” when you’re describing something that belongs to more than one company. Do not use it to describe more than one company.
Once you understand where to use the version of “companies” with an apostrophe, the next most important thing to memorize is where to place the apostrophe. Improper apostrophe placement is one of the seven unforgivable sins of English writing (source).
When using an apostrophe with “companies” — the plural form of the noun “company” — always place the apostrophe after the -s.
The following table summarizes the apostrophe rules for singular and plural possessive nouns (source):
| Singular (doesn’t end in -s) or Singular (ends in -s) | Plural (ends in -s) | Plural (doesn’t end in -s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage | Describes something (or multiple things) that belongs to a single noun. | Describes something (or multiple things) that belongs to a group of nouns). | Same. |
| Rule | Add an apostrophe to the end of the word and follow it with the letter “s.” | Add an apostrophe to the end of the word. | Add an apostrophe to the end of the word and follow it with the letter “s.” |
| Example | Ann’s James’s Marla’s Luis’s dog’s bus’s car’s lens’s |
houses’ cats’ trees’ professors’ |
children’s women’s feet’s geese’s |
Further Considerations
It is important to note that English speakers vary in their pronunciation of singular words that end in -s, especially proper nouns like names. Some people may add an extra syllable (e.g., James-es), while others may say it the same way they would the noun itself (e.g., James).
Another noteworthy point is that even dictionaries and style guides squabble about the correct spelling of possessive proper nouns that end in -s.
The Chicago Manual of Style dictates the same usage described in the table above, but The Merriam-Webster Dictionary notes a few exceptions. For the most part, these exceptions are confined to common phrases like “Achilles’ heel” rather than “Achilles’s heel” (source).
Apostrophes and Acronyms
The rules we listed in the table above are especially important to memorize for acronyms. Both native English speakers and people learning English as a second language often make the mistake of adding unnecessary apostrophes to acronyms that contain the letter “s.”
For example, let’s look at GEICO. Although this is a common insurance company, few people know that it is an acronym, much less what that acronym means. If we break it down letter by letter, we can see how the letters in GEICO relate to the words the acronym represents:
- G = Government
- E = Employees
- I = Insurance
- CO = Company
GEICO is a single company, so there is no plural form of the acronym. As such, you can only make GEICO into a possessive noun. In other words, you must always add an apostrophe before the “s” if you add an “s” to the end of GEICO (i.e., GEICO’s).
Other acronyms do not conform to this rule. For example, let’s look at PIN, which stands for personal identification number. This noun has a possessive, plural, and possessive plural form, just like the word “company,” and it fits the same rules. These rules are as follows:
If you are discussing something that belongs to a PIN, write “PIN’s”:
- The PIN’s digits.
If you are referencing more than one PIN, write “PINs”:
- The customers’ PINs.
If you are describing something that belongs to more than one PIN, write “PINs’”:
- The PINs’ vulnerabilities.
Note that, unlike the use of apostrophes with singular nouns that end in -s, this is a universal rule. Both the sixth and seventh editions of the APA Style Manual provide succinct instructions to refrain from using apostrophes with plural acronyms (source).
Pronouns and Apostrophes
The only exceptions to the rules in this table are pronouns, which never include apostrophes to show possession. This is because pronouns do not have unique plural forms. So, for example, you would never say “a group of hers.” Instead, you would say, “them.” This article was written for strategiesforparents.com
The following table describes the possessive and plural forms for each of the main pronouns in the English language:
| Subject Pronoun | Object Pronoun | Possessive Form | Plural Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Me | My / Mine | – |
| You | You | Your / Yours | You |
| We | Us | Our / Ours | Us |
| He | Him | His | Them |
| She | Her | Her / Hers | Them |
| They | Them | Their / Theirs | Them |
| It | It | Its | Them |
For more information on using the correct pronoun, check out our article “You and I or You and Me: Understanding the Correct Use of these Pronouns.”
Further Resources
If you’ve mastered the art of using possessive and plural nouns, then you may want to explore other spelling and grammatical rules.
You might also want to investigate other subjects to see where you excel and where you struggle. Check out our article “Finding and Understanding Your Academic Strengths and Weaknesses” for a comprehensive guide on how to explore your academic capabilities.
Final Thoughts
Differentiating between plural nouns, possessive nouns, and plural possessive nouns can be tricky, but it isn’t impossible.
“Company’s” is the possessive form of the singular noun “company.” In other words, it describes something that belongs to a single company. “Companies” is the plural form of the singular noun “company.” It describes more than one company.
“Companies’,” with the apostrophe at the end, is the possessive form of the plural noun “companies.” It describes something that belongs to more than one company.