| 单词 | corporation |
| 释义 | corporation corporation /; AmE / noun [C]
CLOSELY HELD CORPORATION, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PUBLIC CORPORATION
1 a large company or group of companies: the rise of giant corporations Shell is one of the largest corporations in the world. See note at COMPANY
a big/giant/large/major corporation ◆ a global/multinational/transnational corporation
2 (Law ) (abbr Corp.) a business organization that has been officially created (incorporated) and is owned by shareholders: the IBM Corporation They formed a corporation to buy and develop the property.
❖ to create/form/set up a corporation ◆ to dissolve/liquidate a corporation
3 a large organization that is created by the government, in order to provide a particular service to the public: the British Broadcasting Corporation
WHICH WORD?
corporation/company
In both BrE and AmE, the word company can refer to any type of business organization, but it usually refers to a business that has been incorporated (= created according to a particular set of laws). The laws of different countries allow for different types of companies to be created. The type of company is shown by an abbreviation after its name (See note at LTD).
In AmE, but not BrE, the word corporation is used after the name of a business to show that it has been incorporated.
In BrE, the word corporation is usually used for foreign or international companies or public organizations: a multinational corporation • the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
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