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say it: KUHM-puh-nee
company is a noun and verb meaning "an institution created to conduct business". It carries 10 recorded senses.
an institution created to conduct business
“he only invests in large well-established companies”
“he started the company in his garage”
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
military
the state of being with someone
“he missed their company”
“he enjoyed the society of his friends”
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
“the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel”
a social gathering of guests or companions
“the house was filled with company when I arrived”
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
“they organized a party to search for food”
“the company of cooks walked into the kitchen”
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
be a companion to somebody
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for company come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.