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Noun company has 9 senses

company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
--₁ is a kind of institution, establishment
--₁ has particulars:

company, troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
--₂ is a kind of organization, organisation
--₂ has members: cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae
--₂ has particulars:
opera company; theater company; ballet company; chorus, Greek chorus; circus; minstrel show; minstrelsy
company, companionship, fellowship, society - the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
--₃ is a kind of friendship, friendly relationship
--₃ has particulars: freemasonry
company - small military unit; usually two or three platoons
--₄ is a kind of army unit
--₄ is a member of battalion; battle group
--₄ has member: platoon
--₄ has particulars: trainband
party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
--₅ is a kind of set, circle, band, lot
--₅ has particulars:
fatigue party; landing party; party to the action, party to the transaction; rescue party; search party; stretcher party; war party

Derived form: verb company₁
company - a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"
--₆ is a kind of social gathering, social affair
--₆ has particulars: cohort; number
caller, company - a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
--₇ is a kind of visitor, visitant
company - a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"
--₈ is a kind of unit, social unit
ship's company, company - crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
--₉ is a kind of complement, full complement
--₉ has members: crew

Verb company has 1 sense

company, companion, accompany, keep company - be a companion to somebody
--₁ is one way to consort, associate, affiliate, assort

Derived form: noun company₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody