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Common collocations with company in American Collocation

company noun

US /ˈkʌmpəni/

large/small

large
major
medium-sized
small

Large companies and government departments are considering decentralization.

successful

profitable
successful

The successful retail company has been trading for over 20 years.

owned by whom

family-owned
independent
private
publicly owned
state-owned

He highlighted the failed privatization of the state-owned electricity company.

with a good reputation

established
reputable

This makes it more difficult for new entrants to undercut established companies.

where a company operates

foreign
global
international
internet
local
multinational
transnational

The machine is being bought by a multinational company.

related to another company

affiliated
holding
parent
sister
subsidiary

The law does not prevent affiliated companies from sharing customer data with one another.

for profit

commercial

The exhibitions present sponsorship opportunities for commercial companies.

not for profit

not-for-profit

It is now run as a not-for-profit company.

doing new things

innovative

We represent many innovative companies.

start a company

establish
form
found
incorporate
launch
register
set up
start
start up

The company was founded in 1972.

close a company

dissolve
liquidate
wind up

When all the assets have been sold, the company is dissolved.

buy a company

acquire
buy
take over

It plans to use the money to acquire other companies.

manage a company

head
manage
run

He runs his own company, organising events for the IT industry.

make a company larger

build
expand

They have plans to expand the company next year.

work for a company

join
work for

Finding like-minded designers to join the company was difficult.

stop working for a company

leave
resign from

Many of the senior managers were forced to leave the company.

make or provide

make
manufacture
produce
provide
sell
specialize in
supply

The company manufactured motorcycles.

work

operate

Today there are still seven companies operating in the zone.

grow

expand
grow

The company has expanded both nationally and internationally.

stop doing business

fail
go bankrupt
go bust
go into liquidation
go out of business
go under

Did the company fail because of the mismanagement by the Directors?