company
A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.
Noun 4 meanings
A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.
“a company of knights”
A small group of birds or animals.
An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
“a financial services company”
Companionship.
“I treasure your company.”
Etymology
From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.
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COMPANY at a glance
COMPANY has 7 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + P 3 + A 1 + N 1 + Y 4) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #211 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with company
All rhymes- MANY9
- ACCOMPANY20
- TIFFANY16
- BOTANY11
- MAHOGANY17
- EPIPHANY18
- LITANY9
- ZANY16
- MISCELLANY17
- MEANY10
- INTERCOMPANY21
- BEANY10
One letter away
- COMPONY16
- COMPAND14
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