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corporate¹
- /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/ UK
- /ˈkɔː.pɹət/ UK
- /ˈkoɹ.pə.ɹət/ Canada, US
- /ˈkoɹ.pɹət/ Canada, US
- /ˈkoː.pə.ɹət/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈkoː.pɹət/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
The adjective is first attested in 1429, the noun in 1849; from Middle English corporat(e) (“(if a true adjective) corporeal, physical, embodied; (participle/participial adjective) incorporated; corporated, constituted as a legal corporation”, used as the past participle of corporaten), from Latin corporātus, perfect passive participle of corporō (“to make into a body”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from corpus (“body”, oblique stem in corp-) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
adjective more corporate · most corporate
- Of or relating to an institution; institutional. The one on Seventh Street is a corporate franchise.
- Formed into a institution; incorporated.
- Unified into one body; collective. the corporate authorship of the working group
- Soulless and inoffensive; sanitized and sterile, like a design from an institution. It's not that their interior decorating is horrible; it's just that, well, it's so corporate.
noun corporates
- A bond issued by an institution. So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor.
- A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience. Currently there are 19 members, who are all in Spotlight and belong to Equity. Areas of work include theatre, musicals, television, film, commercials, corporates and voiceovers.
- An institution that franchises, as opposed to an individual franchise. McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.
- An institution or group.
- The higher managerial echelons of an institution. it came down from corporate
corporate²
- /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.eɪt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)pəɹət, -ɔː(ɹ)pɹət, -ɔː(ɹ)pəɹeɪt
Where it comes from
First attested in 1398; from Middle English corporaten (“to incorporate, assimilate; to constitute as a legal corporation”), either from corporat(e) (“(if a true adjective) corporeal, physical”, also used as the past participle of corporaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix) or directly from Latin corporātus + -en, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
verb corporates · corporating · corporated
- To incorporate. This hospital of Savoy was again new founded, erected, corporated , and endowed with lands by Queen Mary
- To become incorporated.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incorporated, joint, collective, organized, material, incarnate, corporeal, corporal, bodied, embodied, directorate, management, firm, administrative, business, entrepreneurship
Translations
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adj of, or relating to an institution; institutional
| Español | corporativo |
|---|---|
| Português | corporativo |
| Français | corporatif |
| Deutsch | Firmen-, Unternehmens-, Betriebs- |
| Română | corporatist |
| Русский | корпорати́вный korporatívnyj |
adj formed into an institution; incorporated
| Español | incorporado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | eingegliedert, AG, Aktiengesellshaft |
adj unified into one body; collective
| Deutsch | allgemein, kollektiv, Vereinte, Vereinigte, Kollektiv- |
|---|---|
| Русский | о́бщий óbščij, коллекти́вный kollektívnyj |
noun entity or structure related to an institution, its leadership, or its financial instruments; institutional
| Español | corporativo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | die da oben, Vorstandsetage |
Talk about this word "corporate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corporate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. corporate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corporate "corporate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corporate.Cite this
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title = {corporate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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