company
part of speech
noun (a company, companies; company, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A company is a business that makes or sells things or provides a service. tree →
2) Company is being with other people, so you are not alone. tree →
3) Company means guests or visitors in your home. tree →
4) A company is a group of actors, dancers or soldiers who work together. tree →
sense in the lessons
In social studies, companies employ workers, make products and earn money. In everyday life, "keep someone company" means stay with them so they are not lonely; pets are good company. Having "company" means visitors. In stories, "the company" can mean the group of people present. Phrases: keep someone company, in good company, have company, part company, a theatre company, a toy company.
examples
- Dad works for a big computer company. tree →
- Thank you for keeping me company. tree →
- Our dog is good company for Grandma. tree →
- We're having company for dinner tonight. tree →
- The theatre company performed Peter Pan. tree →
- That company makes bikes. tree →
- Two's company, three's a crowd. tree →
- Then you will surely have company enough.’ tree →
note
Plural companies (y to ies). "Company" meaning being with people is uncountable: "I enjoy her company", not "her companies". Abbreviations in names: Co., Ltd (UK), Inc. (USA).
In the corpora
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.
- Betting companies set the odds so that, overall, they always make money.
- When a grandparent is "slowing down", they may need more help, more doctor visits and more company from their family.
- Even when a bot forgets, the company may still store what you typed.
- Companies set safety rules for what their bots should not do, so a bot may politely refuse a request.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «company» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.