Collocations for company - noun
1. business organization
ADJ.
big, large, major, medium-sized, small | start-up
a major European company
a major European company
associated, commercial, joint-stock, limited, private, public
a public limited company
a public limited company
international, multi-national, national | trading
an international trading company
an international trading company
bus, record, etc.
a small insurance company
a small insurance company
QUANT.
group
VERB + COMPANY
create, establish, form, found, set up, start (up) | manage, operate, run | acquire, buy, take over | dissolve | work for
She''s been working for the same company for 15 years.
She''s been working for the same company for 15 years.
join | leave, resign from
COMPANY + VERB
make sth, produce sth
The company produces cotton goods.
The company produces cotton goods.
expand, grow | shrink | fail, go bankrupt, go bust, go into liquidation, go out of business, go to the wall
(informal),
(informal),
go under
During the recession many small companies went out of business.
During the recession many small companies went out of business.
COMPANY + NOUN
director, policy, profits | car
PREP.
in a/the ~
He has shares in several companies.
He has shares in several companies.
within a/the ~
the division of power within a company
the division of power within a company
PHRASES
a director of a company
2. group of actors/dancers, etc.
ADJ.
large, small | touring | ballet, theatre, etc.
a small touring theatre company
a small touring theatre company
ADJ.
good, pleasant
He''s very good company.
He''s very good company.
poor
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.
A cat would provide her with some company.
seek | enjoy
I always enjoy her company.
I always enjoy her company.
PREP.
for ~
I took my mother with me for company.
I took my mother with me for company.
in sb''s ~
He''s nervous in the company of his colleagues.
He''s nervous in the company of his colleagues.
PHRASES
have/request the pleasure of sb''s company
(formal),
(formal),
like/prefer your own company
(= to like being alone)
(= to like being alone)
4. group of people together
ADJ.
mixed
(= men and women)
(= men and women)
assembled
He glanced round the assembled company.
He glanced round the assembled company.
VERB + COMPANY
keep
(= to spend time with) John''s mother was worried about the company he kept.
(= to spend time with) John''s mother was worried about the company he kept.
PREP.
in ~
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/keep bad company
(= to be friends with people that others disapprove of),
(= 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)
(= used after being rude or critical about sb to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism)
5. visitor or visitors
VERB + COMPANY
expect, have
We''re expecting company this afternoon.
We''re expecting company this afternoon.