Word for company in french

Can you imagine going to a business meeting in France with no knowledge of business French? With a bit of reckoning and preparation, you can spare yourself a lot of embarrassment. All you need is a small set of business French phrases.

The world of work can be wildly different from one country to another, and when traveling somewhere for business—either permanently or as a visitor—you’ll have to quickly find your mark to make the best of your new business environment. 

In this guide to phrases for doing business in French, you’ll learn everything you need to work in France or conduct your business with French-speaking partners. We’ll cover everything from coworkers and meetings to job interviews, letters, and even professional phone calls. Let’s take care of business!

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started
2. Business Words and Phrases
3. Coworkers and Meetings
4. Nail a Job Interview
5. Emails and Letters
6. Business Calls
7. Le Mot De La Fin

1. Getting Started

Before we dive into specific business French phrases, let’s cover the basics and work on your first impressions. 

In this section, you’ll learn how to greet, how formal you should be, and what words and expressions you need to know if you want to work or conduct business in French.

1 – Greetings and Goodbyes

• Bonjour (“Hello”) is the magic greeting that works for everybody at almost any time of day. Literally meaning “Good day,” it’s neither too formal nor too relaxed, so you really can’t go wrong with it.
• Bonsoir (“Good evening”) is basically bonjour for evening and night.

When meeting someone for the first time, you might want to add a polite “Nice to meet you.” Here are a few options:

• Enchanté(e). (“Delighted.”) 
  • This one can be used with anyone in any situation. It takes a final E in the feminine form.
• Ravi(e) de vous rencontrer. (“Happy to meet you.”)
• C’est un plaisir de vous rencontrer. (“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”)

→ To learn more about greetings and polite phrases, make sure to read our complete guide on How to Say Hello in French.

Saying goodbye is even more straightforward. In any formal situation, always stick with Au revoir (“Goodbye”), and nothing else. Then, only once you become more casual with coworkers or business partners, you could use the relaxed Salut (“Bye”) or a similar alternative.

→ You’ll find everything on saying “Goodbye” and “See you later” in our blog article on Saying Goodbye in French.

2 – “Tu” or “Vous”?

The French have two distinct pronouns for “you”: vous and tu (formal and casual “you”). Whenever in doubt, you can’t go wrong with vous.

A simple rule: Follow your partners’ or coworkers’ lead. If they use tu when addressing you, answer with tu. Otherwise, just stick to the formal vous.

2. Business Words and Phrases

Now we’ll introduce you to some of the most useful business French vocabulary. These are words and phrases that you’ll hear and use often in the French working world, so we recommend memorizing the ones that are most relevant to your situation. 

1 – The Company

We have two main words for “company” in French:

• Une entreprise
• Une société

There are some legal differences if you explore the working laws, but most people use both indiscriminately.

• Yves Rocher est une entreprise de cosmétique. (“Yves Rocher is a cosmetics company.”)
• Je travaille pour une société de transport. (“I work for a transport company.”)

In a more relaxed context, the casual word for “company” is une boite (literally, “a box”).

• Je bosse pour une boite d’informatique. (“I work for an IT company.”)
  Note that I’m using the verb bosser, which is the casual slang term for travailler (“to work”).

Here are a few technical business French terms you might want to learn:

• Le bureau (“The office”)
• Un open space (“An open space” / “A bullpen”)
• Une société par actions (“A joint-stock company”)
• Une multinationale (“A multinational company”)
• Une PME (Petite et moyenne entreprise) (“SMB – Small and medium-sized business”)
• Une association (à but non lucratif) (“A non-profit organization”)

Une entreprise (“Company”)

2 – To Work

Now, here are some useful words and expressions for talking about work and employment.

• Travailler (“To work”)
• Bosser [Casual] (“To work”)

• Gérer (“To manage”)
• Recruter (“To hire”)
• Chercher un emploi (“To look for a job”)

• Un métier (“Occupation”)
• Le travail (“Work”)
• Un boulot [Casual] (“Job”)
• Un taf [Slang] (“Job”)
• Un poste (“Position”)
• Une carrière (“Career”)
• Un stage (“Internship”)
• Un contrat (“Contract”)

3 – Top Business Words

You’ll notice that some words have a feminine form and some words don’t. I’m only adding the feminine form when it’s relevant and commonly used. This is because, in many cases, it’s still customary to use the masculine form for any gender.

Let’s start with the workforce:

• Le personnel (“The staff”)
• Un employé [Male] / Une employée [Female] (“An employee”)
• Un stagiaire / Une stagiaire (“An intern”)
• Un apprenti / Une apprentie (“An apprentice”)
• Un cadre (“An executive”)

The management:

• Le patron (“The boss”)
• Le PDG – Président-directeur général (“The CEO”) 
• Un directeur / Une directrice (“A director”)
• Un manager (“A manager”)
• Un employeur (“An employer”)
• Le comité de direction (“Top management”)

And now some departments and geographical terms:

• Le siège social (“Head office”)
• Une succursale (“A branch”)
• Une filiale (“A subsidiary”)

• Les ressources humaines or RH (“Human Resources”)
• Le service marketing (“The marketing department”)
• Le service des ventes (“The sales department”)
• Le service technique (“The technical department”)
• La comptabilité (“The accounting department”)

Le PDG (“The CEO”)

4 – Talking About Money

If you’re doing business, chances are you’ll eventually find yourself talking about money.

Let’s start with the basics before we move on to some technical financial vocabulary:

• L’argent (“Money”)
• Un salaire (“Salary”)
• Un bulletin de salaire (“Payslip”)
• Une avance (“An advance payment”)
• Une retenue sur salaire (“A payroll deduction”)
• Les impôts (“Taxes”)
• Les charges salariales (“Wage costs”)
• Un RIB (“Bank details”)
  • Veuillez joindre votre RIB à ce formulaire. (“Please, attach your bank details to this form.”)

• Les bénéfices (“Revenue” / “Profit”)
  Le bénéfice net (“The net revenue”)
  Le bénéfice brut (“The gross revenue”)
• Le chiffre d’affaire (“Turnover”)
• Les actions (“Stocks”)
  • Mes actions sont en hausse. (“My stocks are rising.”)
  • Mes actions sont en baisse. (“My stocks are declining.”)

3. Coworkers and Meetings

Now that you have a large business vocabulary to talk about companies and money, let’s dive into more specific topics, starting with your coworkers’ meetings. Quite a program, right? No worries, we’ll keep it simple!

• Un collègue (“Colleague” / “Coworker”)
• Un partenaire (“Business partner”)
• Un associé (“Associate” / “Partner”)

Now, onto the most useful French business phrases for interacting with coworkers and speaking up in business meetings.

1 – Asking a Colleague for Help

It’s perfectly fine in France to ask for assistance if you don’t understand something, if you’re lacking some important piece of information, or if you just think your current task should be tackled with outside help.

Below, I’ll write some example sentences using tu (casual “you”), as this is by far the most common way to address your coworkers unless you’re working in an unusually uptight work environment.

• Est-ce que tu peux m’aider ? (“Can you help me?”)
• Tu pourrais m’expliquer ça ? (“Could you explain this to me?”)
• Je ne comprends pas ce document. (“I don’t understand this document.”)
• Est-ce que tu sais utiliser ce logiciel ? (“Do you know how to use this software?”)

Est-ce que tu peux m’aider ? (“Can you help me?”)

2 – Thanking or Congratulating

• Merci pour ton aide. (“Thank you for your help.”)
• Merci pour le coup de main ! [Casual] (“Thanks for the help!”)
• Bon travail. (“Good work.”)
• Excellent travail ! (“Excellent work!”)

3 – Raising Concerns

You can have many reasons to voice your concerns, and in most places, French employees do so rather freely. If something is wrong, good managers will always prefer to know the hard facts than having you sugarcoat it and later find out the truth.

Ideally, you should express your concern in a polite and constructive manner, showing that you’re trying to solve a problem and not just complain for the sake of it.

• Je n’ai pas été formé pour cela. (“I haven’t been trained for this.”)
• Le délai est trop court. (“The deadline is too short.”)
• Nous n’avons pas le budget pour ___. (“We don’t have the budget for ___.”)
• Nous n’avons pas les ressources pour ___. (“We don’t have the resources for ___.”)
• Nous n’aurons pas le temps de terminer. (“We won’t have enough time to finish.”)
• Il faudrait reporter cette réunion. (“We should reschedule this meeting.”)
• Il y a une erreur dans ce document. (“There is a mistake in this document.”)
• Nous n’avons pas de documentation là dessus. (“We don’t have documentation on this.”)

When the French complain about their hectic lifestyle, lack of leisure time, or how they’re having trouble balancing their professional and personal lives, they use the expression: Métro, boulot, dodo. (“Metro, work, sleep.”). This is the equivalent of talking about the rat race.

→ For many more useful resources, don’t miss our free vocabulary list on Phrases for Doing Business Successfully, with recordings to practice your pronunciation.

4 – Making Apologies

We all make mistakes, and as long as you’re not denying them and take accountability, you should be just fine!

• Je suis désolé. (“I’m sorry.”)
• Désolé pour tout à l’heure. (“Sorry about earlier.”)
• Désolé de ne pas avoir pu t’aider. (“Sorry I couldn’t help you.”)

It’s all about working through your differences.

→ There are many ways to say “I’m sorry,” and this is the one situation where you don’t want to mess up. Check out our vocabulary list on Common Ways to Say Sorry, or if you want to know everything about it, head to our Complete Guide on Apologies on the FrenchPod101 blog.

5 – Afterwork Mingling

Getting to know your coworkers or business partners is important, and France has a well-established tradition of handling crucial decisions and agreeing on lucrative contracts over what we call déjeuner d’affaire (“business lunch”).

Among colleagues, it’s also common to have a drink after work or meet in informal settings to get to know each other better.

• Tu travailles dans quel service ? (“In what department do you work?”)
• Tu bosses sur quel projet ? (“On what project are you working?”)
• Tu travailles dans l’équipe de Nicolas ? (“Are you working on Nicolas’s team?”)
• Tu travailles ici depuis longtemps ? (“Have you been working here for a long time?”)
• Tu faisais quoi avant de travailler ici ? (“What did you do before working here?”)

→ If you don’t feel comfortable with small talk and asking questions, make a detour through our Top 15 Questions You Should Know for Conversations.

4. Nail a Job Interview

If there’s one situation where you’ll need a lot of business phrases and vocabulary, it’s certainly a job interview. You may have done well with your letter, and nobody saw you sweat during the phone call, but can you make it through the actual interview? Now is your time to shine.

You’ll need some practice to bring your game to the next level, but once you’ve rehearsed what you want to say and how to answer the most common questions, you’ll do just fine!

→ If you don’t feel comfortable with the introduction part, I recommend that you have a look at our free vocabulary list of 10 Lines You Need for Introducing Yourself on FrenchPod101.

And now, here are a few examples of common questions in a job interview and how to answer them:

❖ Pouvez-vous me parler de vos études ? (“Can you tell me about your studies?”)
Quels sont vos diplômes ? (“What degrees do you have?”)
Quel est votre parcours scolaire ? (“What is your education background?”)
➢ J’ai un master en gestion de projets. (“I have a masters degree in project management.”)
➢ J’ai un diplôme en comptabilité. (“I have a degree in accounting.”)
➢ J’ai étudié le droit à l’université de Toulouse. (“I studied law at the university of Toulouse.”)

❖ Quelle est votre expérience professionnelle ? (“What is your professional experience?”)
Pouvez-vous me parler de votre parcours professionnel ? (“Can you tell me about your job history?”)
➢ J’ai travaillé chez Yves Rocher pendant 4 ans. (“I have worked for Yves Rocher for four years.”)
➢ Je travaille pour Remedy Software depuis 2 ans. (“I have been working for Remedy Software for two years.”)

❖ Quelles langues parlez-vous ? (“Which languages do you speak?”)
➢ Je parle couramment Anglais. (“I speak English fluently.”)
➢ Je parle un peu Français. (“I speak a bit of French.”)
➢ J’ai des notions d’Allemand. (“I have German basics.”)

If you didn’t understand the question, don’t hesitate to ask the other person to repeat:

• Vous pouvez répéter, s’il vous plaît ? (“Could you repeat, please?”)
• Pardon, je n’ai pas bien entendu. (“Sorry, I didn’t hear that.”)
• Excusez-moi ? (“Excuse me?”)

→ For more details on how the interview is handled and many more question examples, make sure to stop by our full guide on How to Get a Job in France.

Il passe un entretien d’embauche. (“He’s interviewing for a job.”)

5. Emails and Letters

Let’s face it, you’ll probably never send an actual letter for any business purpose in France. Surprisingly, we still use paper for a ridiculously big portion of our administrative procedures, but private companies moved to the digital era a couple of decades ago.

Nonetheless, you may read the word une lettre (“a letter”) in a business context. Just remember that we usually don’t mean a paper letter, and are rather referring to an email. This is the case for une lettre de motivation (“a cover letter”), for example, which nobody’s sending through the post office anymore.

When writing a French business letter, you’ll typically want to include three things before getting to the point:

1. Your personal details (name, address, phone number, email).

2. The other person’s details, to make sure it gets into the right hands. If you don’t know the person’s name, you can mention the name of the department. Another option is to write the name of the company and add à qui de droit (“to whom it may concern”).

3. [Optional] The topic of the letter, such as Candidature pour un poste de professeur d’Anglais (“Application for an English teaching position”) or Récapitulatif de nos conditions de distribution (“A summary of our distribution terms”).

Then, you should open the letter with a greeting. If you know the name of your reader, feel free to use it. For instance: 

• Monsieur Morel, (“Mister Morel,”)
  You should always use the last name.
• Cher Monsieur Morel, (“Dear Mister Morel,”) is not formal enough for a cover letter, but it’s fine for most business transactions. 

If you’re not sure, you can’t go wrong with: Madame, Monsieur, (“Madam, Mister,”).

There are tons of options for ending a French business email or letter, but you don’t want to be too submissive or old-fashioned. Here are a few timeless options:

• Veuillez agréer, Madame, Monsieur, mes meilleures salutations.
  
  (“Please accept, Madam / Mister, my best salutations.”)

• Veuillez recevoir, Madame, Monsieur, mes respectueuses salutations.
  
  (“Please receive, Madam / Mister, my respectful salutations.”)

6. Business Calls

In many big companies, Skype, Teams, or other similar audio conference solutions are already much more popular than phone calls. In the last company I worked for, I don’t believe I saw more than a couple of phones for 200 people.

However, in small businesses and administration, the phone is still alive and kicking. Luckily, the phrases and vocabulary are pretty similar to what we’ve covered already, except for a few added technical terms for online solutions.

Here’s some useful French for business phone calls and other long-distance interactions:

• Allo ? (“Hello?”) is toned as a question, to make sure the other person can hear you. It can be used over the phone or in online calls, but never in person (unless you’re in Quebec). Most phone conversations start with Allo ?

Then, you may want to make sure you’ve dialed the right number or that you’re talking to the right person:

• Bonjour, c’est bien le magasin Darty à Toulouse ? (“Hello, is this the shop ‘Darty’ in Toulouse?”)
• Bonjour, monsieur Morel ? (“Hello, is it monsieur Morel?”)
• Je cherche à joindre monsieur Morel, s’il vous plaît. (“I’m trying to reach mister Morel, please.”)
• Pouvez-vous me mettre en relation avec le service financier, s’il vous plaît ? (“Could you please connect me to the finance department?”)

Should you be on the other side of the phone, here are a few useful sentences to handle calls:

• Ne quittez pas. (“Hold the line.”)
• Je vous le (la) passe. (“I will put you through to him [her].”)
• La ligne est occupée. (“The line is busy.”)
• Est-ce que je peux prendre un message ? (“Could I take a message?”)
• Est-ce que vous voulez patienter ? (“Would you like to hold a moment?”)
• Pourriez-vous rappeler plus tard ? (“Could you call back later?”)

Allo, monsieur Morel ? (“Hello, is it mister Morel?”)

And finally, here are a few expressions for online calls specifically:

• Est-ce que vous m’entendez bien ? (“Can you hear me well?”)
  
  Oui, on vous entend très bien. (“Yes, we can hear you very well.”)

• La connexion est très mauvaise. (“The connection is very bad.”)
• Je vous entends assez mal. (“I can hear you rather poorly.”)
• La connexion a été coupée. (“The connection was lost.”)

And of course, remember the old trick you’ve learned talking to your mother-in-law:

• Désolé, ça va couper. Je passe dans un tunnel ! (“I’m sorry, you’re breaking up. I’m going through a tunnel!”)

→ You can find more examples with audio recordings in our vocabulary list of Useful Phrases for a Phone Call on FrenchPod101.com.

7. Le Mot De La Fin

In this guide, you’ve learned everything about business French phrases, from useful French vocabulary to business letters, emails, phone calls, and workplace interactions. Did I forget any important topic you’d like to learn about?

About the Author: Born and bred in the rainy north of France, Cyril Danon has been bouncing off various jobs before he left everything behind to wander around the wonders of the World. Now, after quenching his wanderlust for the last few years, he’s eager to share his passion for languages.

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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2023:

Principales traductions
Anglais		Français
company n	(business)	entreprise, société nf
	Mike works for a large company.
	Mike travaille pour une grande société.
company n	(companionship)	compagnie nf
	Sheila enjoys Clive’s company.
	Sheila apprécie la compagnie de Clive.

Traductions supplémentaires
Anglais		Français
company n	(group of people)	troupe nf
	A company of protesters met at the town square.
	Une troupe de manifestants s’est réunie sur la place de la ville.
company n	(social gathering)	compagnie nf
		invités nmpl
	After dinner, Uncle Arthur regaled the company with another of his lengthy anecdotes.
company n	(fellowship, guests)	invités nmpl
		visite nf
		compagnie nf
	We’re having company over to visit.
	On reçoit des invités chez nous.
	ⓘCette phrase n’est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. On a de la visite !
company n	(military: unit) (unité militaire)	compagnie nf
	Private Stevens is assigned to B Company.
	Le soldat Stevens est affecté à la compagnie B.
company n	(ship’s crew) (marine, nautisme)	équipage nm
	The ship’s company went to sleep for the night.
	L’équipage du navire est parti se coucher.
company n	(firemen and equipment)	compagnie nf
	The company of firefighters raced to the blazing building.
	La compagnie de pompiers s’est précipitée vers le bâtiment en feu.
company⇒ vi	archaic (associate)	s’associer⇒ v pron
company [sb]⇒ vtr	archaic or regional (accompany)	accompagner⇒ vtr

WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2023:

Principales traductions
Anglais		Français
ship’s company, company n	(nautical: ship’s crew) (Nautique)	équipage nm

WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2023:

Formes composées company | ship’s company
Anglais		Français
affiliated company n	often plural (stock owned by another)	société affiliée nf
		filiale nf
be in good company v expr	(have the same problem as many others)	ne pas être le seul loc v
captive company n	(business owned by another)	société captive nf
company account n	(bank account in business name)	compte en banque de la société nm
company account n	(customer account in business name)	compte de client professionnel nm
company car n	(vehicle supplied by employer)	voiture de fonction nf
		véhicule de service nm
company headquarters n	(head office of a business)	siège de la société nm
Note: used with a singular or plural verb
	The company headquarters are located in New York.
	Le siège de la société se trouve à New York.
company law n	(law: for businesses)	droit des sociétés nm
company limited by shares n	(law: business with shareholders)	société en commandite par actions nf
company man n	(loyal male worker)	employé modèle nm
		homme loyal à son entreprise nm
company name n	(business title)	dénomination sociale nf
company package n	(set of benefits from an employer)	avantages salariaux nmpl
company philosophy n	(ethos of a business organization)	éthique de l’entreprise nf
company policy n	(rule established by a company)	politique d’entreprise nf
company report n	(business: activities log)	rapport d’entreprise nm
	A company report should be sent to investors on a monthly basis.
company secretary n	(senior position in a company)	secrétaire général, secrétaire générale nm, nf
company store n	dated (store for employees) (magasin pour ses employés)	économat nm
company town n	US (city: owned by one business)	cité ouvrière (bâtie par une entreprise) nf
		logements construits par la société nmpl
	All of the company’s employees were required to live in the company town.
company town n	US, figurative (city: one big employer)	cité industrielle nf
	Hershey, Pennsylvania, home of the chocolate of the same name, is a company town.
company woman n	(loyal female worker)	employée modèle nf
		femme loyale à son entreprise nf
consulting company n	(business paid to advise)	société de conseil nf
controlling company n	(finance: majority shareholder)	société dominante, entreprise dominante nf
defunct company n	(not operational)	société défunte nf
dissolution of a company n	(terminate business)	dissolution d’une société, dissolution d’une entreprise nf
dormant company n	UK (business: limited transactions)	société en sommeil nf
family company n	(business: family-owned)	entreprise familiale nf
fire company n	(organization of fire fighters)	corps de pompiers, corps de sapeurs-pompiers nm
fire company n	(fire insurance company)	compagnie d’assurance contre l’incendie nf
gas company n	(public company selling gas)	compagnie de gaz nf
	The gas company raised its rates for the winter.
	La compagnie de gaz a augmenté ses prix pour l’hiver.
good company n	invariable (pleasant, welcome companion)	bonne compagnie nf
healthcare company, health-care company n	UK (makes pharmaceuticals)	laboratoire pharmaceutique nm
healthcare company, health-care company n	US (provides medical insurance)	mutuelle, assurance santé nf
holding company n	(business) (anglicisme)	holding nm
		société de portefeuille nf
in mixed company adv	(with both women and men present)	en présence d’hommes et de femmes loc adv
	(pour les femmes)	en présence d’hommes loc adv
	Grandma thinks it is best not to discuss sex in mixed company.
	Mamie pense qu’il vaut mieux ne pas parler de sexe en présence d’hommes.
in-company adj	(within a single company)	en entreprise, en interne loc adj
insurance company n	(company that sells insurance policies)	compagnie d’assurance, compagnie d’assurances nf
	(familier, courant)	assurance nf
	After the accident, my insurance company refused to pay for repairs to my car.
	Après l’accident, mon assurance a refusé de prendre en charge les réparations de ma voiture.
inter-company adj	(between companies)	inter-entreprises adj
joint-stock company n	(shareholders own stock)	société par actions nf
keep [sb] company vtr + n	(prevent being lonely)	tenir compagnie à [qqn] loc v
	Brian has his dog to keep him company.
	Brian a un chien pour lui tenir compagnie.
keep company v expr	dated (lovers: court) (amoureux)	se fréquenter⇒ v pron
	Mary and Bob were keeping company before she met Jim.
	Mary et Bob se fréquentaient avant qu’elle ne rencontre Jim.
limited company n	UK (business structure)	société à responsabilité limitée nf
limited liability company, Limited Liability Company n	(business structure) (équivalent, France)	société à responsabilité limitée nf
	(équivalent, France)	SARL nf
liquor company n	(manufacturer of alcoholic drinks)	producteur de boissons alcoolisées nm
member of a company n	(business: shareholder)	actionnaire nmf
	The annual general meeting of the members of the company will take place next week.
misery loves company expr	([sb] unhappy likes unhappy people)	ne pas vouloir être le seul à souffrir loc v
		on se sent mieux quand d’autres souffrent aussi
money lending company, money lender n	(loan firm)	société de prêt nf
mortgage company n	(business providing loans to property buyers)	société de crédit immobilier nf
mother company n	(business that owns a subsidiary)	société mère nf
multinational, multinational company n	(international company)	multinationale nf
	Huge multinationals are dominating the oil industry.
	Les énormes multinationales dominent l’industrie du pétrole.
multinational corporation, multinational company n	(international business)	multinationale nf
mutual fund, open-end investment company n	(investment program)	société d’investissement à capital variable nf
		SICAV nf inv
		fonds commun de placement nm
mutual insurance company n	(business: owned by policyholders)	société mutuelle d’assurances nf
parent company n	(firm that owns majority of shares)	maison mère, société mère nf
part company v expr	(end relationship)	se séparer de v pron
pleasant company n	([sb] enjoyable to be with)	agréable compagnie nf
	Yes he has some odd habits, but over all he’s very pleasant company.
	C’est vrai, il a des drôles de manies, mais en général il est d’agréable compagnie.
		bonne compagnie nf
	C’est vrai, il a des drôles de manies, mais en général il est de bonne compagnie.
public company n	(shares traded publicly)	société faisant appel à l’épargne publique nf
		société anonyme avec appel public à l’épargne nf
	Iconix trades as a public company on the NASDAQ.
	Iconix opère sur le marché du NASDAQ en tant que société anonyme avec appel public à l’épargne.
record company n	(business: sells recorded music)	maison de disques nf
record-company n as adj	(of a record company)	de maison de disques loc adj
	He is a record-company executive.
registered company n	(business: officially recognized)	société immatriculée nf
repertory, repertory company n	(stock theater company) (Théâtre)	compagnie de répertoire, compagnie à répertoire, troupe à répertoire nf
	Joel started his acting career working for a repertory company.
research company n	(business providing market analysis)	société d’analyse des marchés nf
sea carrier company n	(transport goods by sea)	entreprise de transport maritime nf
shelf company n	UK (inactive business)	société inactive nf
shipping company n	(business that sends goods overseas) (mer)	compagnie maritime, compagnie de navigation nf
	(terre)	messagerie nf
	Some shipping companies only send goods within the country.
sister company n	(associated business)	société-sœur nf
sister company n	(business with same owner as another)	société filiale nf
software company n	(business that creates computer programs) (courant)	entreprise d’informatique nf
	(technique)	société de service et de conseils en informatique, ou SSCI nf
	(technique, acronyme)	SSII nf
	On a fait appel à la meilleure SSII pour réussir ce gros projet informatique.
startup, startup company, also UK: start-up, start-up company n	(new business) (anglicisme)	start-up nf inv
	Kirsten quit her job at a software company to join a startup. Most start-up businesses fail within the first two years.
	Kirsten a quitté son emploi dans une société de logiciels pour rejoindre une start-up. La plupart des start-ups font faillite au cours des deux premières années.
state-owned company n	(business: run by government)	entreprise publique nf
	Amtrak is a good example of a state-owned company.
surviving company n	(business: remaining firm)	entreprise survivante nf
tour operator, tour company n	(agent organizing package holidays)	voyagiste nm
		tour-opérateur, tour-opérator nm
	Quite a few tour operators have gone out of business recently.
	Un assez grand nombre de voyagistes ont plié boutique ces derniers temps.
trust company n	(savings bank)	société de fiducie nf