Look up: corporation

1. 
   Corporation
   A legal 'person' that is separate and distinct from its owners. A corporation is allowed to own assets, incur liabilities, and sell securities, among other things.
   Found on http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial
   
   
2. 
   corporation
   A group created by a legal charter that may buy or sell or enter into contracts.
   Found on http://www.fmi.org/facts_figs/glossary_s
   
   
3. 
   corporation
   [Noun] A large business or company.
   Example: Some corporations are multi-national and have offices in several countries.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
4. 
   Corporation
   A business form legally separate from its owners. Its distinguishing features include limited liability, easy transfer of ownership, unlimited life, and an ability to raise large sums of capital.
   Found on http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/obj
   
   
5. 
   corporation
   [n] - a business whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
6. 
   Corporation
   Corporation:
   Found on http://www.bplans.co.uk/glossary/index.c
   
   
7. 
   Corporation
   an organisation with a legal existence, including rights and liabilities, apart from those of its members
   Found on http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/obj
   
   
8. 
   corporation
   Another name for company. In the USA, corporations are the legal equivalent of UK public limited companies. In the UK, some public limited companies, such as the British Sugar Corporation, call...
   Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/
   
   
9. 
   Corporation
   An organisation responsible for the day-to-day administration of a town or city. Usually called a council these days.
   Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k
   
   
10. 
    corporation
    a -- - apart from its owners - has its own name, its own address, and its own life; it has a legal existence of its own. Category: Law
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
11. 
    Corporation
    Cor`po·ra'tion (kôr`po*rā'shŭn) noun [ Latin corporatio incarnation: confer French corporation corporation.] A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual. » Corporations are aggregate or s ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/163
    
    
12. 
    corporation
    corp noun a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
13. 
    Corporation
    A `corporation` is a legal entity (technically, a juristic person) which has a separate legal personality from its members. The defining legal rights and obligations of the corporation are: (i) the ability to sue and be sued; (ii) the ability to hold assets in its own name; (iii) the ability to hire agents; (iv) the ability to sign contracts; and (v) the ability to make by-laws, which govern its internal affairs. Other legal rights and obligati...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation
    
    
14. 
    Corporation
    • (n.) A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
15. 
    corporation
    specific legal form of organization of persons and material resources, chartered by the state, for the purpose of conducting business.[16 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/144
    
    
16. 
    Corporation
    A legal entity that is separate from its owners, a form of a business organization that has a charter or articles of incorporation filed with the state. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
    Found on http://www.equitrend.com/glossary653.asp
    
    
17. 
    Corporation
    - Form of doing business pursuant to a charter granted by a state or federal government. Corporations typically are characterized by the issuance of freely transferable CAPITAL STOCK, perpetual life, centralized management, and limitation of owners' LIABILITY to the amount they invest in the business.
    Found on http://www.nysscpa.org/prof_library/guid
    
    
18. 
    Corporation
    A business entity treated as a person in the eyes of the law. A corporation is allowed to own assets
    Found on http://www.smartmoney.com/university/glo
    
    
19. 
    corporation
    An artificial being created by operation of law, with an existence distinct from the individuals who own and operate it.…
    Found on http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.js
    
    
20. 
    CORPORATION
    A group of persons granted a state charter legally recognizing them as a separate entity having its own rights, privileges, and liabilities distinct from those of its members. The process of incorporating should be completed with the state's secretary of state or state corporate counsel, and usually requires the services of an attorney.
    Found on http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/
    
    
21. 
    corporation
    corporation, in law, organization enjoying legal personality for the purpose of carrying on certain activities. Most corporations are businesses for profit; they are usually organized by three or more subscribers who raise capital for the corporate activities by selling shares of stock, which repres...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0