Collocations for company - noun
1. business organization
ADJECTIVE
big,
large,
leading,
major
a major Japanese company
a major Japanese company
medium-sized,
mid-sized
(esp. AmE)
small
reputable
profitable, successful
associated (BrE), holding, joint-stock, limited (in the UK), parent
a public limited company
small
reputable
profitable, successful
associated (BrE), holding, joint-stock, limited (in the UK), parent
a public limited company
start-up
a small start-up software company
a small start-up software company
family-owned,
state-owned
private, public
international, multinational, national
commercial, utility
manufacturing, trading
an international trading company
private, public
international, multinational, national
commercial, utility
manufacturing, trading
an international trading company
drug,
pharmaceutical
bus, insurance, oil, etc.
a small insurance company
bus, insurance, oil, etc.
a small insurance company
dotcom,
Internet,
tech
VERB + company
create,
establish,
form,
found,
launch,
set up,
start,
start up
manage, operate, run
build, grow
own
acquire, buy, take over
The company has been taken over by a rival.
manage, operate, run
build, grow
own
acquire, buy, take over
The company has been taken over by a rival.
dissolve
sell
work for
She's been working for the same company for ten years.
sell
work for
She's been working for the same company for ten years.
join
leave, resign from
sue
leave, resign from
sue
company + VERB
make sth,
manufacture sth,
produce sth,
sell sth,
supply sth
The company produces cotton goods.
The company produces cotton goods.
operate
expand, grow
shrink
merge
fail, go bankrupt, go bust, go into liquidation, go out of business, go to the wall (informal), go under
During the recession many small companies went out of business.
expand, grow
shrink
merge
fail, go bankrupt, go bust, go into liquidation, go out of business, go to the wall (informal), go under
During the recession many small companies went out of business.
company + NOUN
director,
executive
owner, president
official, representative, spokesman, spokeswoman
policy
profits
car, pension
logo, name
headquarters
website
employee
owner, president
official, representative, spokesman, spokeswoman
policy
profits
car, pension
logo, name
headquarters
website
employee
PREPOSITION
in a/the company
He has shares in several companies.
He has shares in several companies.
within a/the company
the division of power within a company
the division of power within a company
2. group of actors, dancers, etc.
ADJECTIVE
large,
small
touring
ballet, opera, repertory, stock (AmE), theatre/theater
a small touring opera company
touring
ballet, opera, repertory, stock (AmE), theatre/theater
a small touring opera company
3. being with sb else
VERB + company
have
It's nice to have a bit of company for a change.
It's nice to have a bit of company for a change.
keep sb
I'll stay and keep you company.
I'll stay and keep you company.
need,
want
provide (sb with)
A cat would provide her with some company.
provide (sb with)
A cat would provide her with some company.
seek
enjoy
I always enjoy her company.
enjoy
I always enjoy her company.
PREPOSITION
for company
I took my mother with me for company.
I took my mother with me for company.
in sb's company
He's nervous in the company of his colleagues.
He's nervous in the company of his colleagues.
PHRASES
have the pleasure of sb's company,
request the pleasure of sb's company
(both formal)
like your own company, prefer your own company (= to like being alone)
like your own company, prefer your own company (= to like being alone)
4. group of people together
VERB + company
keep
(= to spend time with people)
John's mother was worried about the company he kept.
John's mother was worried about the company he kept.
PREPOSITION
in company
Those children don't know how to behave in company.
That's not something to say in mixed company.
Those children don't know how to behave in company.
That's not something to say in mixed company.
PHRASES
get into bad company,
keep bad company
(= to be friends with people that others disapprove of)
present company excepted (= used after being rude or critical about sb to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism)
present company excepted (= used after being rude or critical about sb to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism)