Definition of corporations Corporations

/kɔˌɹpɚejˈʃʌnz/ - [korpereyshunz] -

We found 3 definitions of corporations from 2 different sources.

What does corporations mean?

Wiktionary

corporations (Noun)
Plural of corporation.

Part of speech

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corporations, noun, plural of corporation.

WordNet

Noun Plural: corporations
corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
		corp
		business firm, firm, house the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
		conglomerate, empire a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
		large cap a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap"
		small cap a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps"
		close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
		closely held corporation stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
		shell corporation, shell entity a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
		fdic, federal deposit insurance corporation a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
		federal home loan mortgage corporation, fhlmc, freddie mac a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
		fannie mae, federal national mortgage association, fnma a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
		boy scouts of america a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
corporation - slang for a paunch
		pot, potbelly, bay window, tummy
		paunch, belly the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

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Wiktionary

corporation (Noun)
A group of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
corporation (Noun)
In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
corporation (Noun)
A protruding belly; a paunch.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

corporation (n.)
A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

corporation
A commercial association of two or more persons, especially when incorporated.
corporation
Limited company, the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Eg: the German AG, the British PLC, the Czech a.s., the Italian S.p.A. and the Spanish, French, Polish and Romanian S.A.).

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

corporation
A large belly. He has a glorious corporation; he has a very prominent belly.
corporation
The magistrates, &c. of a corporate town. Corpus sine ratione. Freemen of a corporation's work; neither strong nor handsome.

Wikipedia

A corporation is a union of natural persons that has its own legal status that is independent from the persons involved. It is a "creature" of statute; i.e., it is like a person created by law. Because it is recognized by governments as such (as a separate creature) it must file tax returns and pay taxes and conform to state and federal law. This separation of persons and corporation gives it special powers. Its status and capacity is determined by the law of the place of incorporation.

Investors and entrepreneurs often form joint stock companies to make a business easier. Therefore the term "corporation" often means such "business corporations". Corporations may also be formed for local government (municipal corporation), policial, religious, and charitable purposes (not-for-profit corporation), or government programs (government-owned corporation).

In common speech, the word "corporation" refers usually to limited responsibility corporation. That is a business firm where each of the partners invest a sum of money in as the capital of the corporation. They receive shares as recognition of the sum they have invested. If the company goes bankrupt, the business partners are responsible of only the name value of their shares, not their whole own personal property, of the company's debts.