buying
purchasing | the act of buying, buying and selling fill their days, shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge |
steamship company
steamship line | a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships |
| 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 |
| purchasing department | the division of a business that is responsible for purchases |
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 |
bus company
bus service | a public utility providing local transportation |
| livery company | one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds |
| company troupe | organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical), the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel |
| opera company | a company that produces operas |
| theater company | a company that produces plays |
| stock company repertory company | a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire |