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Company vs. Companionship

Company and Companionship Definitions

Company

A group of persons
A company of scientists.

Companionship

The relationship of companions; fellowship.

Company

One's companions or associates
Moved in fast company.
Is known by the company she keeps.

Companionship

The state of having or being a companion.

Company

A guest or guests
Had company for the weekend.

Companionship

(archaic) An association, a fellowship.
A companionship of printers
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Company

The state of friendly companionship; fellowship
Was grateful for her company.
Friends who finally parted company.

Companionship

The state of being a journeyman.

Company

A business enterprise; a firm.

Companionship

An organized group of people.

Company

A partner or partners not specifically named in a firm's title
Lee Rogers and Company.

Companionship

Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.
He never seemed to avail himself of my sympathy other than by mere companionship.
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Company

A troupe of dramatic or musical performers
A repertory company.

Companionship

The state of being with someone;
He missed their company
He enjoyed the society of his friends

Company

A subdivision of a military regiment or battalion that constitutes the lowest administrative unit. It is usually under the command of a captain and is made up of at least two platoons.

Company

A unit of firefighters.

Company

A ship's crew and officers. See Usage Note at collective noun.

Company

To accompany or associate with.
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Company

To keep company with someone; associate.

Company

A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

Company

A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
A company of actors.

Company

(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
The boys in Company C

Company

A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
It took six companies to put out the fire.

Company

(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.

Company

An intelligence service.
As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.

Company

A small group of birds or animals.

Company

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

Company

(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.

Company

(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
Keep the house clean; I have company coming.

Company

(uncountable) Companionship.
I treasure your company.

Company

To accompany, keep company with.

Company

To associate.

Company

To be a lively, cheerful companion.

Company

To have sexual intercourse.

Company

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.
Evil company doth corrupt good manners.
Brethren, farewell: your company alongI will not wish.

Company

A companion or companions.
To thee and thy company I bidA hearty welcome.

Company

An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
Thou shalt meet a company of prophets.

Company

Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.

Company

Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company.

Company

An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.

Company

Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; - often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.

Company

A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.

Company

The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.

Company

The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.

Company

To accompany or go with; to be companion to.

Company

To associate.
Men which have companied with us all the time.

Company

To be a gay companion.

Company

To have sexual commerce.

Company

An institution created to conduct business;
He only invests in large well-established companies
He started the company in his garage

Company

Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical);
The traveling company all stayed at the same hotel

Company

The state of being with someone;
He missed their company
He enjoyed the society of his friends

Company

Small military unit; usually two or three platoons

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

Company

A social gathering of guests or companions;
The house was filled with company when I arrived

Company

A social or business visitor;
The room was a mess because he hadn't expected company

Company

A unit of firefighters including their equipment;
A hook-and-ladder company

Company

Crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

Company

Be a companion to somebody

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