Firm vs. Corporation

Firmnoun

A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

Firmnoun

A business enterprise, however organized.

Firmnoun

(slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.

Firmadjective

steadfast, secure, hard (in position)

Firmadjective

fixed (in opinion)

Firmadjective

solid, rigid (material state)

Firmverb

(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.

Firmverb

(transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.

Firmverb

(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.

Firmverb

(intransitive) To improve after decline.

Firmverb

To shorten (of betting odds).

Firmverb

To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

Firmadjective

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; - applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

Firmadjective

Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.

Firmadjective

Solid; - opposed to fluid; as, firm land.

Firmadjective

Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.

Firmnoun

The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.

Firmverb

To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.

Firmverb

To fix or direct with firmness.

Firmnoun

members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;

Firmverb

become taut or tauter;

Firmverb

make taut or tauter;

Firmadjective

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;

Firmadjective

not soft or yielding to pressure;

Firmadjective

strong and sure;

Firmadjective

not subject to revision or change;

Firmadjective

(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling;

Firmadjective

not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;

Firmadjective

securely established;

Firmadjective

marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue;

Firmadjective

pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;

Firmadjective

securely fixed in place;

Firmadjective

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;

Firmadverb

with resolute determination;

Firmadjective

having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure

Firmadjective

solidly in place and stable

Firmadjective

having steady but not excessive power or strength

Firmadjective

showing resolute determination and strength of character

Firmadjective

strongly felt and unlikely to change

Firmadjective

steadfast and constant

Firmadjective

decided upon and fixed or definite

Firmadjective

(of a currency, shares, etc.) having a steady value or price which is more likely to rise than fall

Firmverb

make more solid or resilient

Firmverb

fix (a plant) securely in the soil

Firmverb

make (an agreement or plan) explicit and definite

Firmverb

(of a price) rise slightly to reach a level considered secure

Firmadverb

in a resolute and determined manner

Firmnoun

a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people

Firmnoun

a group of hospital doctors working as a team, headed by a consultant.

Firmnoun

an organized group of football supporters known for their aggressive attitudes towards rival fans.

Corporationnoun

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

Corporationnoun

(UK) The municipal governing body of a borough or city, in force since 1974 and obsolete except in the City of London.

Corporationnoun

(historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.

Corporationnoun

A protruding belly; a paunch.

Corporationnoun

A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.

Corporationnoun

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

Corporationnoun

slang terms for a paunch

Corporation

A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law a legal person in legal context) and recognized as such in law for certain purposes. Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e.