Definitions of company:

  • noun:   an institution created to conduct business
    Example: "He started the company in his garage"
  • noun:   a unit of firefighters including their equipment
    Example: "A hook-and-ladder company"
  • noun:   a social gathering of guests or companions
    Example: "The house was filled with company when I arrived"
  • noun:   organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
    Example: "The traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
  • noun:   small military unit; usually two or three platoons
  • noun:   the state of being with someone
    Example: "He missed their company"
  • noun:   crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
  • noun:   a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
    Example: "The company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
  • noun:   a social or business visitor
    Example: "The room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
  • verb:   be a companion to somebody