keep+company+with
31company — / kVmpFni/ noun 1 BUSINESS (C) an organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to get money: Craig got a job working for an insurance company. (also + plural verb BrE): The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad. |… …
32company — n. military unit consisting of several platoons 1) to command a company (a captain commands a company) 2) to deploy; form a company 3) a cannon; headquarters; infantry company companionship 4) to keep (smb.) company; to seek smb. s company 5) to… …
33company — com|pa|ny [ kʌmpəni ] noun *** 1. ) count an organization that provides services or makes or sells goods for money: Max works for a large oil company. He joined the company in 1982. a local/multinational company and Company (=used in company… …
34company — [[t]kʌ̱mpəni[/t]] ♦ companies 1) N COUNT COLL: oft in names after n A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services. Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company. ...the Ford Motor Company. Syn …
35company */*/*/ — UK [ˈkʌmp(ə)nɪ] / US [ˈkʌmpənɪ] noun Word forms company : singular company plural companies Talking or writing about companies: business a company that makes or sells goods or provides a service, especially one owned and run by one person or a… …
36keep — v 1. maintain, carry on, continue, stay with, proceed, persist, persevere; hold in abeyance, hold on to, put on a back burner; protract, prolong, sustain; abide, endure, last, be constant, be steadfast, stand, remain in. 2. preserve, maintain,… …
37company — noun (plural companies) 1》 a commercial business. 2》 the fact or condition of being with another or others. ↘a person as a source of friendship and entertainment: she is excellent company. ↘a visitor or visitors: I m expecting company. 3》 …
38company — 1. a person with whom you have an extramarital sexual relationship Literally, companionship and often of a transient relationship: And your wife on the outside, looking around for company. (Sanders, 1977) See also keep company with… …
39company — 1. noun /ˈkʌmpəni,ˈkʌmpni/ a) A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors. b) An entity that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial …
40company — [kum′pə nē] n. pl. companies [ME & OFr compaignie < VL compania, lit., group sharing bread: see COMPANION1] 1. companionship; society [to enjoy another s company] 2. a group of people; specif., a) a group gathered for social purposes b) …
