corporate
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈkɔːpərət/ usrelating to a business, especially a large business:
corporate bosses
Analysts are expecting share prices to fall in the first quarter of next year because of poor corporate earnings.
Corporate America/Britain/Germany, etc.
used to refer to large companies that have a lot of influence in the economy of the US, Britain, Germany, etc.:
Corporate America is starting to look at the millions of cars it owns for traveling salesmen as an area where it can save money.
corporate
noun
uk/ˈkɔːpərət/ us [ C ]
a company, especially a large one:
major corporates
corporates
[ plural ] FINANCE
bonds in companies:
Their current split is 48% in stocks; 42% in bonds, mostly good-yielding corporates; and the rest in cash.
See also
body corporate