Definition of CORPORATION

corporation

Plural: corporations

Noun

  • a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
  • slang for a paunch
  • 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.
  • The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
  • In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
  • A protruding belly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English corporacion, corporation, from Late Latin corporatio (“assumption of a body”), from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to form into a body”); see corporate.
(protruding belly): Perhaps a play on the word corpulence.

Synonyms

bay window, corp, pot, potbelly, tummy, paunch

Scrabble Score: 15

corporation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
corporation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
corporation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

corporation: valid Words With Friends Word