Work and business / B1

KORP-uh-r-uh-t/ˈkɔːpərət/

Corporate describes a large company: corporate office; corporate clients; corporate responsibility. Company is the everyday adjective in many phrases (company policy); business is wider. Corporation is the related noun. Corporate hospitality is entertaining clients. Do not use corporate for a tiny family shop — it suggests a large organisation. UK spelling: organise corporate events.

Meaning

Relating to a large company.

Examples

• “She works in the corporate office in Leeds.”
• “The bank runs a corporate hospitality box at the stadium.”
• “Corporate clients expect invoices by the end of the month.”

Good to know

corporate office / clients / responsibility. Noun: corporation. Everyday: company policy. Tiny shop: not corporate.

Near in meaning

company

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