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corporationa large business organization that is owned by shareholders and has legal rights and responsibilities

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a large business organization that is owned by shareholders and has legal rights and responsibilities

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn/

Korean meaning: 주주들이 소유하고 법적 권리와 책임을 가진 대기업, 법인

Korean pronunciation: 코**퍼**레이션

Example Sentences

  • The evil corporation in the movie tried to take over the world with robot penguins.
  • Apple Corporation revolutionized the smartphone industry with the iPhone.
  • The corporation's CEO announced that casual Friday now includes pajamas and slippers.

corporation

NOUN

//ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn//

a large business organization that is owned by shareholders and has legal rights and responsibilities

corporation concept
💡 Concept

The global corporation's headquarters towers over the city skyline at dusk.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃn/

🌳Etymology

Rootcorpor
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, 원래 '몸(body)'을 의미하는 corpus에서 파생되었습니다. 중세 시대에 교회나 길드 같은 조직을 하나의 '법적 몸체'로 보았던 개념에서 현대적 기업의 의미가 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

creationnationstationeducation
creation
nation
station
education

🔗Collocations

multinational corporation
corporation tax
establish a corporation
public corporation
corporation law
dissolve a corporation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The evil corporation in the movie tried to take over the world with robot penguins.

Apple Corporation revolutionized the smartphone industry with the iPhone.

😄 Fun example

The corporation's CEO announced that casual Friday now includes pajamas and slippers.

The pharmaceutical corporation invested billions in developing new vaccines.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

companyenterprisefirmbusinessconglomerate

Antonyms

sole proprietorshippartnership

Related

corporateincorporateshareholderboard of directorssubsidiary

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