company
com-pa-ny · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A commercial business organization.
- 2.
The state of being with another person.
- 3.
A guest or guests.
- 4.
A military unit.
- 5.
A group of actors or performers.
Forms
plural: companies
Phrases & expressions
- •keep company — to spend time with
- •part company — to separate; to disagree
- •in good company — among others in the same situation
- •company policy — official rules of an organization
- •two's company, three's a crowd — two people want privacy
Related words
Etymology
From Latin "companio" meaning companion (literally "one who shares bread"), from "com-" (with) and "panis" (bread).