Corporation vs. Individual

Corporation vs. Individual — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Corporation and Individual

Corporationnoun

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

Individualnoun

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

He is an unusual individual.

Corporationnoun

(UK) The municipal governing body of a borough or city, in force since 1974 and obsolete except in the City of London.

Individualnoun

(legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.

Corporationnoun

(historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.

Individualnoun

An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

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Corporationnoun

A protruding belly; a paunch.

Individualnoun

(statistics) An element belonging to a population.

Corporationnoun

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

Individualadjective

Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.

As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.

Corporationnoun

slang terms for a paunch

Individualadjective

Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

individual personal pension; individual cream cakes
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Individualadjective

Not divisible without losing its identity.

Individualnoun

a human being;

there was too much for one person to do

Individualnoun

a single organism

Individualadjective

being or characteristic of a single thing or person;

individual drops of rainplease mark the individual pagesthey went their individual ways

Individualadjective

separate and distinct from others of the same kind;

mark the individual pageson a case-by-case basis

Individualadjective

characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing;

an individual servingseparate roomssingle occupancya single bed

Individualadjective

concerning one person exclusively;

we all have individual carseach room has a private bath