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entity definition

en·tity (en′tə tē)

noun pl. entities -·ties

  1. being; existence
  2. a thing that has definite, individual existence outside or within the mind; anything real in itself

Etymology: < Fr entité or ML entitas < L ens (gen. entis), prp. of esse, to be: see is

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business entity definition - business

entity Synonyms

entity

n.

  1. Essence

    existence, substance, actuality, being; see reality 1.

  2. Something real in itself

    thing, object, item, article; see thing 1.


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entity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • parse: A general entity can be a parsed entity or an unparsed entity H HTML HyperText Markup Language.

Adjective modifier

  • separate: Limited Company A limited company is a separate legal entity from its members.

Modifies a noun

  • declaration: The parser uses the instance to report notation and unparsed entity declarations to the application.

Noun used with modifier

  • low-tax: Save money & time when forming low-tax business entity.
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entity quotes

   The United Nations cannot do anything, and never could. It is not an animate entity or agent. It is a place, a stage, a forum and a shrine†a place to which powerful people can repair when they are fearful about the course on which their own rhetoric seems to be propelling them.

-Oates,Joyce Carol

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