CORPORATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corporate mean? 

• CORPORATE (adjective)
  The adjective CORPORATE has 4 senses:

1. of or belonging to a corporation

2. possessing or existing in bodily form

3. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

4. organized and maintained as a legal corporation

  Familiarity information: CORPORATE used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORPORATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or belonging to a corporation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

corporate structure

Pertainym:

corporation (a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Possessing or existing in bodily form

Synonyms:

bodied; corporal; corporate; embodied; incarnate

Context example:

'corporate' is an archaic term

Similar:

corporeal; material (having material or physical form or substance)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

Synonyms:

collective; corporate

Context example:

the corporate good

Similar:

joint (united or combined)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Organized and maintained as a legal corporation

Synonyms:

corporate; incorporated

Context example:

an incorporated town

Similar:

organized (formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale)

 Context examples 

Dyn's corporate headquarters are in New Hampshire.

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