corporate

[kawr-per-it, -prit]

adjective

1. of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.

   a corporate executive;

   She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.

2. forming a corporation.

3. pertaining to a united group, as of persons.

   the corporate good.

4. united or combined into one.

5. corporative.

noun

1. a bond issued by a corporation.

corporate

/ ˈkɔːpərɪt, -prɪt /

adjective

1. forming a corporation; incorporated

2. of or belonging to a corporation or corporations

   corporate finance

3. of or belonging to a united group; joint

Other Word Forms

• corporately adverb
• corporateness noun
• anticorporate adjective
• anticorporately adverb
• anticorporateness noun
• intercorporate adjective
• noncorporate adjective
• noncorporately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporate¹

First recorded in 1350–1400 for verb senses; 1505–15 for adjective senses; Middle English corporaten, from Latin corporātus, past participle of corporāre “to incorporate”; incorporate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporate¹

C15: from Latin corporātus made into a body, from corporāre, from corpus body

Example Sentences

Not if its corporate parent has anything to do with it.

From Salon

Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs and Food 4 Less, will lay off nearly a thousand corporate employees following a failed merger and store closures.

From Los Angeles Times

NUH is also being investigated for potential offences of corporate manslaughter over deaths related to maternity services at its hospitals.

From BBC

All students participate in a corporate work study program that requires them once a week to get real work experience.

From Los Angeles Times

The incident has sparked outrage online, with many questioning how a place like Gurugram - known for its futuristic skyscrapers and sprawling corporate offices - could have such poor infrastructure.

From BBC

Related Words

• collective 
• joint