What is company: Definition and 103 Discussions

A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as:

voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations
business entities, whose aim is generating profit
financial entities and banks
programs or educational institutionsA company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations.
Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups.

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  2. C

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  3. Y

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  4. C

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  6. M

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  8. W

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  19. K

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  34. Y

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  35. vead

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  41. K

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  43. FlexGunship

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  44. psparky

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  47. K

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  49. K

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  50. T

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