Sekirov Dictionary

corporate

UK /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/US /ˈkoɹ.pə.ɹət/

adjective 4
noun 5
/ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.eɪt/ verb 2
forms 5
phrases 2

adjective4

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connected with a big company, or belonging to it as a whole
- The one on Seventh Street is a corporate franchise.
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(informal) Soulless and inoffensive; sanitized and sterile, like a design from an institution.
- It's not that their interior decorating is horrible; it's just that, well, it's so corporate.
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Unified into one body; collective.
- They answer in a joint and corporate voice. — 1605
Formed into a institution; incorporated.

noun5

An institution or group.
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An institution that franchises, as opposed to an individual franchise.
- McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.
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(informal) The higher managerial echelons of an institution.
- it came down from corporate
- The work could be rewarding, but corporate is micro-managing everything.
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A bond issued by an institution.
- So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor. — 2009
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A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience.
- Currently there are 19 members, who are all in Spotlight and belong to Equity. Areas of work include theatre, musicals, television, film, commercials, corporates and voiceovers. — 2013

corporate

UK /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/US /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.eɪt/

verb2

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(no longer used) To incorporate.
- This hospital of Savoy was again new founded, erected, corporated , and endowed with lands by Queen Mary — 1598
(no longer used) To become incorporated.

forms

corporated · corporating · corporates · more corporate · most corporate

Phrases with corporate

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