| 单词 | company |
| 释义 | company company // noun [C] (plural companies)
AFFILIATED COMPANY, ASSOCIATE COMPANY, ASSOCIATED COMPANY, CABLE COMPANY, CLOSE COMPANY, CLOSED COMPANY, CLOSELY HELD COMPANY, CREDIT COMPANY, DAUGHTER COMPANY, DUAL-LISTED COMPANY, FINANCE COMPANY, HOLDING COMPANY, INSURANCE COMPANY, INTER-COMPANY, INVESTMENT COMPANY, INVESTMENT TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED COMPANY, JOINT-STOCK COMPANY, MANAGEMENT COMPANY, MUTUAL COMPANY, OFF-THE-SHELF COMPANY, PARENT COMPANY, PRIVATE COMPANY, PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY, PROPERTY COMPANY, PUBLIC COMPANY, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, QUOTED COMPANY, REAL ESTATE COMPANY, REGISTERED COMPANY, RELATED COMPANY, SHELF COMPANY, SHELL COMPANY, SISTER COMPANY, SMALL COMPANY, STATUTORY COMPANY, STOCK COMPANY, TARGET COMPANY, TRADING COMPANY, UNLIMITED COMPANY, UNQUOTED COMPANY
a business organization selling goods or services, especially one that has been officially created (registered) in a particular country and is owned by shareholders: They are a large insurance and investment company. The company was founded in 1995. She's been working for the same company for 15 years. Four directors have resigned from the company. The company is listed (= its shares are traded) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. the Tata group of companies See note at BUSINESS, CORPORATION
a big/large/medium-sized/small company ◆ to create/establish/found/set up/start (up) a company ◆ to manage/operate/own/run a company ◆ to join/leave/resign from/work for a company ◆ to acquire/buy/sell/take over a company ◆ to dissolve/liquidate a company ◆ a company expands/grows/fails a company goes bankrupt/goes out of business/goes under
IDIOMS
take a company public; a company goes public if you take a company public or a company goes public, it becomes part of a stock exchange and its shares can be bought and sold by the public: Since the company went public, its stock price has soared from $12 to $75.
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Forms of businesses
Most countries allow you to run a business in at least three different ways: • as a sole trader (especially BrE) / sole proprietorship (AmE) • as a partnership • as a company (BrE) / corporation (especially AmE)
Important characteristics
SOLE TRADERS/SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS
• few or no official procedures to follow • the person starting the business is responsible for its debts
PARTNERSHIPS
• they can usually be established without following a formal procedure, although there is often a written agreement between the partners • each partner is personally responsible for the debts of the business • each partner can act as a representative of the business
COMPANIES/CORPORATIONS
• a number of official procedures to follow • the company exists independently of its members and can last for ever • the people who run the business can be different from those who own it • the owners are responsible for a limited amount of the company's debts, equal to the value of their investment See note at CORPORATION |
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