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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Corporate

/(k?r"p?-r?t)/ · Cor·po·rate · IPA /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.ət/
01 a. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incor…
  1. 1.
    Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town.
  2. 2.
    Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body.
  3. 3.
    United; general; collectively one.
    “They answer in a joint and corporate voice.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Corporate member — an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.
02 v. t. To incorporate.
  1. 1.
    To incorporate.[Obs.]
03 v. i. To become incorporated.
  1. 1.
    To become incorporated.[Obs.]