Word of the Day: Company
A company is a group of people organized for the purpose of doing business.
- Tanya works for a good company.
- The company makes furniture.
- The company where she works offers good benefits.
- Someday she’d like to start her own furniture company.
- What kind of a company do you work for?
Sometimes this word is used as an adjective:
- Tanya drives a company car. (The car is provided to her for her use. She doesn’t own it, but she drives it for free.)
- Steve is a real company man. (He’s very faithful to the company.)
- We went to the company picnic last summer. (company picnic = company party)
- Company employees are not permitted to use Facebook while at work.
There are a few other ways in which the word “company” is used when describing a group of people.
- We’re having company over for dinner this weekend. (company = invited guests)
- Stay here and keep me company for awhile. (keep company = offer companionship)
- A new theater company in town is presenting Hamlet this spring. (theater company = theater group)
- Misery loves company. (People who are upset, in trouble, or miserable take comfort in each other.)
- Two is company; three is a crowd. (The development of an intimate relationship is difficult when there’s one more person hanging around.)
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with C page to see the list of all words starting with letter C. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
