Institution vs. Company
Institutionnoun
A custom or practice of a society or community.
Institutionnoun
An organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
Institutionnoun
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
Institutionnoun
(informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.
Institutionnoun
(informal) A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.
Institutionnoun
The act of instituting something.
Institutionnoun
(obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
Institutionnoun
The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.
Institutionnoun
Instruction; education.
Institutionnoun
That which instituted or established
Institutionnoun
An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.
Institutionnoun
That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.
Institutionnoun
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Institutionnoun
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
Institutionnoun
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society;
Institutionnoun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
Institutionnoun
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Institution
Institutions, according to Samuel P. Huntington, are . Institutions can refer to mechanisms which govern the behavior of a set of individuals within a given community, and are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living behavior.
Companynoun
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
Companynoun
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
Companynoun
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
Companynoun
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
Companynoun
(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
Companynoun
An intelligence service.
Companynoun
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
Companynoun
(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
Companynoun
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
Companynoun
(uncountable) Companionship.
Companyverb
To accompany, keep company with.
Companyverb
To associate.
Companyverb
To be a lively, cheerful companion.
Companyverb
To have sexual intercourse.
Companynoun
The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.
Companynoun
A companion or companions.
Companynoun
An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
Companynoun
Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.
Companynoun
Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
Companynoun
An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.
Companynoun
Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; - often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.
Companynoun
A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.
Companynoun
The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.
Companynoun
The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
Companyverb
To accompany or go with; to be companion to.
Companyverb
To associate.
Companyverb
To be a gay companion.
Companyverb
To have sexual commerce.
Companynoun
an institution created to conduct business;
Companynoun
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical);
Companynoun
the state of being with someone;
Companynoun
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
Companynoun
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
Companynoun
a social gathering of guests or companions;
Companynoun
a social or business visitor;
Companynoun
a unit of firefighters including their equipment;
Companynoun
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
Companyverb
be a companion to somebody
Companynoun
a commercial business
Companynoun
the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment
Companynoun
a person or people regarded as pleasant (or unpleasant) to be with
Companynoun
the person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing
Companynoun
a visiting person or group of people
Companynoun
a number of individuals gathered together
Companynoun
a body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain
Companynoun
a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together
Companynoun
a group of Guides.
Companynoun
a flock of wigeon (ducks)
Companyverb
associate with; keep company with
Companyverb
accompany (someone)
Company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals.
