Meanings
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1
noun
A business that makes or sells goods, or provides services.
She works for a software company in the city.
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2
noun
The pleasant feeling of being with other people rather than alone.
It felt lonely to sit there without any company.
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3
noun
Guests or visitors at your home.
The room is a mess because we weren't expecting company.
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4
noun
A group of people who perform together, especially actors or dancers.
The traveling company all stayed at the same hotel.
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Etymology
From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion. Displaced native Old English werod, gefer, getæl, and hired.
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