corporate
/ˈkɔːrp(ə)ɹət/ · cor.por.a.te
noun
- A bond issued by a corporation. The company issued a corporate bond to raise capital.
- A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience. The corporate video explained the new company policy.
- A corporation that franchises, as opposed to than an individual franchise. McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.
verb
- To incorporate. The company will corporate with the new partner.
- To become incorporated. The business will corporate in the next quarter.
adjective
- Of or relating to a corporation. The corporate office is located downtown.
- Formed into a corporation; incorporated. The corporate structure of the company is complex.
- Unified into one body; collective. The corporate team worked together to achieve the goal.
Did you know? The term 'corporate' originated from the Latin word 'corpus', meaning 'body', reflecting the idea of a unified entity or collective body.