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company noun

  /kəmp(ə)ˈni/ , /kəmˈpeni/<q:spelling pronunciation> , /ˈkɒmp(ə)ni/ , /ˈkɔmp(ə)ni/ , /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ , /ˈkʌmpəni/
  • (legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
 companhia, empresa
  • (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
  • A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
  • A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
  • (uncountable) Companionship.
 companhia
  • (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
 visita
parent company
matriz
joint-stock company
empresa de capital aberto
limited liability company
sociedade de responsabilidade limitada, limitada
public limited company
sociedade anónima
oil company
petroleira, petrolífera
a man is known by the company he keeps
diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és
keep someone company
fazer companhia
you don't dip your pen in company ink
onde se ganha o pão, não se come a carne
insurance company
companhia de seguros
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