company

1. An institution created to conduct business (synset 108074934)
   "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
   is a type of: establishment, institution - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
   subtypes:

   • broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations
   • bureau de change - (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money
   • auto company, car company - a company that makes and sells automobiles
   • dot com, dot com company, dot-com - a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'
   • drug company, pharma, pharmaceutical company - a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals
   • east india company - an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny
   • electronics company - a company that makes and sells electronic instruments
   • film company - a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies
   • food company - a company that processes and sells food
   • furniture company - a company that sells furniture
   • mining company - a company that owns and manages mines
   • shipping company - a company that provides shipping services
   • steel company - a company that makes and sells steel
   • subsidiary, subsidiary company - a company that is completely controlled by another company
   • transportation company - a company providing transportation
   • distributor - a company that markets merchandise
   • oil company - a company that sells oil
   • packaging company, packaging concern - a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage
   • pipeline company - a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry
   • printing business, printing company, printing concern - a company that does commercial printing
   • corporate investor - a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies
   • takeover target, target company - a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer
   • white knight - a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
   • ld., limited company, ltd. - a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability
   • holding company - a company with controlling shares in other companies
   • service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
   • livery company - one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds
   • open shop - a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union
   • closed shop - a company that hires only union members
   • union shop - a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time
   • stock company - a company whose capital is represented by stock
   • joint-stock company - a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
   • record company - a company that makes and sells musical recordings
   • mover, moving company, public mover, removal company, removal firm - a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
   • think factory, think tank - a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications
   • shipper - a company in the business of shipping freight
2. Small military unit;
   Usually two or three platoons (synset 108231193)
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
   subtypes: trainband - a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
   member holonym: platoon - a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
   belongs to:

   • battle group - an army unit usually consisting of five companies
   • battalion - an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
3. The state of being with someone (synset 113952621)
   "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
   is a type of: friendly relationship, friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly)
   subtypes: freemasonry - a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
   same as: companionship, fellowship, society
4. Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) (synset 108203951)
   "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
   is a type of: organisation, organization - a group of people who work together
   subtypes:

   • opera company - a company that produces operas
   • theater company - a company that produces plays
   • ballet company - a company that produces ballets
   • chorus, greek chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
   • circus - a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
   • minstrel show - a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
   • minstrelsy - a troupe of minstrels
   member holonym: cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae - the actors in a play
   same as: troupe
5. A social or business visitor (synset 109907302)
   "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
   is a type of: visitant, visitor - someone who visits
   same as: caller
6. A social gathering of guests or companions (synset 108201779)
   "the house was filled with company when I arrived"
   is a type of: social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
   subtypes:

   • attendance - the number of people that are present
   • cohort - a company of companions or supporters
   • number - a select company of people
7. A band of people associated temporarily in some activity (synset 108281818)
   "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
   is a type of: band, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups
   subtypes:

   • fatigue party - a group of soldiers on fatigue duty
   • landing party - a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore
   • party to the action, party to the transaction - a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings
   • rescue party - a party of rescuers
   • search party - a party of people to search for someone
   • stretcher party - a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person
   • war party - a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)
   same as: party
8. Crew of a ship including the officers;
   The whole force or personnel of a ship (synset 108235980)
   is a type of: complement, full complement - number needed to make up a whole force
   member holonym: crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
   same as: ship's company
9. A unit of firefighters including their equipment (synset 108094547)
   "a hook-and-ladder company"
   is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

1. Be a companion to somebody (synset 202722642)
   is a type of: affiliate, associate, assort, consort - keep company with; hang out with
   same as: accompany, companion, keep company

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