Corporate Definition
kôrpər-ĭt, kôrprĭt
corporates
adjective
Having the nature of, or acting by means of, a corporation; incorporated.
Webster's New World
United; combined.
Webster's New World
Of a corporation or corporations; specif., of, suitable for, or characteristic of large business corporations.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a corporative government or political system.
American Heritage
Shared by all members of a unified group; common; joint.
Corporate responsibility.
Webster's New World
noun
corporates
(finance) A bond issued by a corporation.
Wiktionary
verb
(obsolete) To incorporate.
Wiktionary
(obsolete, intransitive) To become incorporated.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Corporate
Noun
Singular:
corporate
Plural:
corporatesOrigin of Corporate
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Latin corporātus past participle of corporāre to make into a body from corpus corpor- body kwrep- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to make into a body”), which in turn was formed from corpus (“body”). See also corpse.
From Wiktionary
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