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Another word for company

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Noun

  1. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together

      1. A meeting.
      2. A casual social gathering.
      1. A group of soldiers.
      2. Military units; soldiers.
      3. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.
      1. To call (troops) together, as for inspection.
      2. To cause to come together; gather:
      3. To bring into existence or readiness; summon up:
      1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
      2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.
      1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
      2. A set of two or more figures that make up a unit or design, as in sculpture.
      3. A number of individuals or things considered or classed together because of similarities:
      1. The action of one that gathers.
      2. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation.
      3. An assembly of persons; a meeting.
      1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
      2. The common people; the populace.
      3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
      1. The act of convoking.
      2. A group of people convoked, especially the members of a college or university community who are assembled for a ceremony.
      3. A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.
      1. A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry.
      2. The body of persons attending such an assembly:
      3. An agreement between states, sides, or military forces, especially an international agreement dealing with a specific subject, such as the treatment of prisoners of war.
      1. A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
      2. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.
      3. The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
      1. The act of assembling.
      2. A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.
      3. A group of people gathered for religious worship.
      1. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
      2. An exchange of views.
      3. A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.
      1. A secret or confidential meeting.
      2. The private rooms in which the cardinals meet to elect a new pope.
      3. The meeting held to elect a new pope.
      1. The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human or animal.
      2. The physical aspect of a person as opposed to the spirit; the flesh.
      3. A corpse or carcass.
      1. The act of assembling.
      2. The state of being assembled.
      3. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.
      1. The act of assembling.
      2. The state of being assembled.
      3. A collection of people or things; a gathering.
    See also:

    collect

  2. A person or persons visiting one

      1. A visitor; a guest.
      2. A supernatural being; a ghost or specter.
      3. A migratory bird that stops in a particular place for a limited period of time.
      1. One who is a recipient of hospitality at the home or table of another.
      2. One to whom entertainment or hospitality has been extended by another in the role of host or hostess, as at a party.
      3. One who pays for meals or accommodations at a restaurant, hotel, or other establishment; a patron.
    See also:

    accompanied

  3. A pleasant association among people

      1. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals:
      2. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
      3. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest:
      1. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms:
      2. Friendship; comradeship:
      3. A close association of friends or equals sharing similar interests:
      1. The relationship of companions; fellowship.
    See also:

    group

    connect

  4. A commercial organization

      1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose:
      2. A set of clothing, often with accessories:
      3. An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.
      1. A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
      2. A household or family.
      3. Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
      1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
      2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
      3. Securely fixed in place:
      1. The act of establishing.
      2. The condition or fact of being established.
      3. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.
      1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
      2. A business organization.
      3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:
      1. An entity such as a business, municipality, or organization, that involves more than one person but that has met the legal requirements to operate as a single person, so that it may enter into contracts and engage in transactions under its own identity.
      2. Such a body created for purposes of government.
      3. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
      1. To have to do with or relate to:
      2. To be of interest or importance to:
      3. To engage the attention of; involve:
      1. The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services:
      2. The amount or volume of this activity:
      3. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:
    See also:

    group

  5. A group of people acting together in a shared activity

      1. A company or group of actors, dancers, or other performers.
      1. A group of soldiers.
      2. Military units; soldiers.
      3. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.
      1. A social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement:
      2. A group of people who have gathered to participate in an activity:
      3. A group of soldiers selected for a duty or mission:
      1. A separate branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function.
      2. A tactical unit of ground combat forces between a division and an army commanded by a lieutenant general and composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops.
      3. A body of persons acting together or associated under common direction:
      1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together:
      2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material.
      3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing.
    See also:

    performing-arts

Verb

  1. To be with or go with (another)

      1. A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
      2. A companion or partner.
      3. An animal with which another animal, usually of the opposite sex, forms a bond for a temporary period during which the two individuals maintain close proximity and engage in mating or other sexual behavior.
      1. One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.
      2. A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.
      3. A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.
      1. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
      2. A domestic partner.
      3. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.
      1. To be present at:
      2. To go regularly to:
      3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:
      1. To be or go with, especially as a companion.
      2. To provide with an addition; supplement:
      3. To exist or occur at the same time as:
    Idioms:
    See also:

    accompanied

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Another word for company

Noun

  1. Associates

      1. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms:
      2. Friendship; comradeship:
      3. A close association of friends or equals sharing similar interests:
      1. A group of soldiers.
      2. Military units; soldiers.
      3. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.
      1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
      2. An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.
      3. Something resembling a club.
      1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
      2. A set of two or more figures that make up a unit or design, as in sculpture.
      3. A number of individuals or things considered or classed together because of similarities:
    See also:

    organization

  2. A group of people

      1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together:
      2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material.
      3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing.
      1. A large group of people gathered or crowded closely together; a multitude.
      2. A large group of things; a host.
      3. To crowd into; fill:
      1. The act of assembling.
      2. The state of being assembled.
      3. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.
    See also:

    gathering

  3. People organized for business

      1. An entity such as a business, municipality, or organization, that involves more than one person but that has met the legal requirements to operate as a single person, so that it may enter into contracts and engage in transactions under its own identity.
      2. Such a body created for purposes of government.
      3. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
      1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
      2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
      3. Securely fixed in place:
      1. The state of being a partner.
      2. A business entity in which two or more co-owners contribute resources, share in profits and losses, and are individually liable for the entity's actions.
      3. The persons participating in such a business entity.
    See also:

    business

  4. Social intercourse

    See also:

    fellowship

    association

  5. A guest or guests

    See also:

    troop

    guest

Idioms:

    keep (a person) company

    2. keep-company

    3. part-company

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Sentence Examples

  • I haven't had any female company in months.

  • Go and keep her company for ten minutes.

  • The little company began its long journey.

  • The letter from the auto insurance company lay abandoned on the kitchen cabinet.

  • I don't like operating that way - or representing a company that does.

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