closure
closedown
closing
shutdown | termination of operations, they regretted the closure of the day care center |
| closing closure | approaching a particular destination, a coming closer, a narrowing of a gap, the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision |
blockage
closure occlusion | the act of blocking |
blockage
block closure
occlusion
stop stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube, we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
steamship company
steamship line | a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships |
settlement
resolution closure | something settled or resolved, the outcome of decision making, they finally reached a settlement with the union, they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences, he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure |
closure
law of closure | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric |
closure
cloture
gag rule
gag law | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
closure by compartment
guillotine | closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill |
| company name | the name by which a corporation is identified |
| broadcasting company | a company that manages tv or radio stations |
car company
auto company | a company that makes and sells automobiles |
dotom
dot com
dot com company | a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com' |
drug company
pharmaceutical company
pharma | a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals |
| East India Company | an English company formed in to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia, in the th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in after the Indian Mutiny |
| electronics company | a company that makes and sells electronic instruments |
| film company | a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies |
| food company | a company that processes and sells food |
| furniture company | a company that sells furniture |
| mining company | a company that owns and manages mines |
| shipping company | a company that provides shipping services |
| steel company | a company that makes and sells steel |
subsidiary company
subsidiary | a company that is completely controlled by another company |
| transportation company | a company providing transportation |
| trucking company | a company that ships goods or possessions by truck |
| company | an institution created to conduct business, he only invests in large well-established companies, he started the company in his garage |
consulting firm
consulting company | a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee |
publisher
publishing house
publishing firm
publishing company | a firm in the publishing business |
| oil company | a company that sells oil |
packaging company
packaging concern | a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage |
| pipeline company | a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry |
printing concern
printing business
printing company | a company that does commercial printing |
insurance company
insurance firm
insurer
insurance underwriter
underwriter | a financial institution that sells insurance |
investment company
investment trust
investment firm
fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
mutual fund
mutual fund company
open-end fund
open-end investment company | a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares |
closed-end fund
closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market |
| face-amount certificate company | a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date |
target company
takeover target | a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer |
| company | a unit of firefighters including their equipment, a hook-and-ladder company |
fire brigade
fire company | a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires |
| company | a social gathering of guests or companions, the house was filled with company when I arrived |
limited company
Ltd.
Ld. | a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability |
| holding company | a company with controlling shares in other companies |
| bank holding company | a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks |
| multibank holding company | a bank holding company owning several banks |
utility
public utility
public utility company
public-service corporation | a company that performs a public service, subject to government regulation |
telephone company
telephone service
phone company
phone service
telco | a public utility that provides telephone service |
power company
power service
electric company
light company | a public utility that provides electricity |
water company
waterworks | a public utility that provides water |
gas company
gas service | a public utility that provides gas |