Main entry: company
Definition: an institution created to conduct business
Usage: he only invests in large well-established companies; he started the company in his garage
Main entry: company
Definition: a unit of firefighters including their equipment
Usage: a hook-and-ladder company
Main entry: company
Definition: a social gathering of guests or companions
Usage: the house was filled with company when I arrived
Definition: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
Usage: the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel
Main entry: company
Definition: small military unit; usually two or three platoons
Main entry: ship's company, company
Definition: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
Definition: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
Usage: they organized a party to search for food; the company of cooks walked into the kitchen
Definition: a social or business visitor
Usage: the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company
Main entry: companionship, company, society, fellowship
Definition: the state of being with someone
Usage: he missed their company; he enjoyed the society of his friends
Main entry: accompany, companion, company, keep company
Definition: be a companion to somebody