Company definition

Company as a noun

1. an institution created to conduct business

   "he started the company in his garage"

2. small military unit; usually two or three platoons

3. the state of being with someone

   "he missed their company"

   Same sense: society, fellowship, companionship

4. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

   "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

   Same sense: troupe

5. a social or business visitor

   "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"

   Same sense: caller

6. a social gathering of guests or companions

   "the house was filled with company when I arrived"

7. a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

   "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"

   Same sense: party

8. crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

9. a unit of firefighters including their equipment

   "a hook-and-ladder company"

Company as a verb

10. be a companion to somebody

    Same sense: keep company, companion, accompany

Synonyms and antonyms

• society definition
• fellowship
• companionship
• troupe
• caller
• party definition
• keep company
• companion
• accompany

All synonyms of company, sense by sense

How to say company

Company has 3 syllables and rhymes with be. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with company

• be
• he
• we
• me
• she
• see
• three
• free
• probably
• de
• key
• sea

COMPANY in word games

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

19

Anagrams

0

Is COMPANY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check COMPANY in the word checker, or unscramble COMPANY to see the shorter words in its letters.