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Synonyms for corporation

Most common

firm corp

All synonyms

Noun

1. Bay window

pot belly, bay window, pot, tummy informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A body corporate, 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.

Forms

Plural
corporations → pots, tummies, companies, corps…

Choose the right word

Corporation, Company, Association or Society?

A corporation or company is formed for purposes of business; an association or society (tho also incorporated) is for learning, literature, benevolence, religion, etc.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • firm Make sure that chair is firm before you sit on it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
corporationfalling
firmsteady
corpfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pot1
4 letters
firm1, corp1
5 letters
guild1, tummy2
6 letters
paunch
7 letters
company3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tummy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
corporation
Italiano
corporazione
Español
corporación
Deutsch
Körperschaft
Català
corporació