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noun

corporation

CEFR B2

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

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Six example sentences with corporation, each labelled with its topic.

  • The state registrar approved the filing on Tuesday, so the bakery now trades as a corporation with its own name.

    Law

  • Once the paperwork cleared in Delaware, the partners stopped signing personally and let the corporation carry every supplier contract.

    Business

  • Economists tracked how many jobs one large corporation supported in the county before the plant closed and the storefronts emptied.

    Economics

  • The founders formed a corporation before taking any money, so investors bought shares rather than a handshake.

    Startups

  • The corporation issued bonds for the first time, borrowing from the market instead of its house bank.

    Finance

  • The town's brewery became a corporation in 1890, filing its articles with the state so the family no longer risked their homes.

    History

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