What is the difference between 'Corporate' and 'Corporation'?












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I've done an extensive search but didn't find anything on that.



Is 'Corporate' (as a noun) simply a shorter form of 'Corporation'?



Also, if a condition dictates that 'a company name can't include the word corporation', does this mean that by default 'corporate' cannot be used as well?



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  • Corporate as a noun is usually short for “[Corporate] Headquarters” which is a metonym for “The bigwigs who run the place”
    – Jim
    2 days ago






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    According to Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, corporate is also a noun. It is defined as 'a company, especially a large one'. @JasonBassford.
    – Ohood.94
    2 days ago






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    @Ohood.94 Wow, you're right. From Oxford Dictionaries: 'Because of this amendment, corporates can now directly procure goods from farmers.’, ‘More and more corporates are therefore setting up centres in the city.’ And so on. Fascinating. I have never heard the word used this way before. I wonder if it's only done in UK English?
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






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    I would edit your question to provide links and dictionary definitions. Unless you can show a US English dictionary that has the same noun definition, it may be something regional.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






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    A corporate is nothing but a "body corporate" which is a "corporation" or any other body that is "body corporate" under applicable law.
    – Kris
    2 days ago


















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I've done an extensive search but didn't find anything on that.



Is 'Corporate' (as a noun) simply a shorter form of 'Corporation'?



Also, if a condition dictates that 'a company name can't include the word corporation', does this mean that by default 'corporate' cannot be used as well?



Thanks,










share|improve this question






















  • Corporate as a noun is usually short for “[Corporate] Headquarters” which is a metonym for “The bigwigs who run the place”
    – Jim
    2 days ago






  • 1




    According to Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, corporate is also a noun. It is defined as 'a company, especially a large one'. @JasonBassford.
    – Ohood.94
    2 days ago






  • 1




    @Ohood.94 Wow, you're right. From Oxford Dictionaries: 'Because of this amendment, corporates can now directly procure goods from farmers.’, ‘More and more corporates are therefore setting up centres in the city.’ And so on. Fascinating. I have never heard the word used this way before. I wonder if it's only done in UK English?
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1




    I would edit your question to provide links and dictionary definitions. Unless you can show a US English dictionary that has the same noun definition, it may be something regional.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1




    A corporate is nothing but a "body corporate" which is a "corporation" or any other body that is "body corporate" under applicable law.
    – Kris
    2 days ago
















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I've done an extensive search but didn't find anything on that.



Is 'Corporate' (as a noun) simply a shorter form of 'Corporation'?



Also, if a condition dictates that 'a company name can't include the word corporation', does this mean that by default 'corporate' cannot be used as well?



Thanks,










share|improve this question













I've done an extensive search but didn't find anything on that.



Is 'Corporate' (as a noun) simply a shorter form of 'Corporation'?



Also, if a condition dictates that 'a company name can't include the word corporation', does this mean that by default 'corporate' cannot be used as well?



Thanks,







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  • Corporate as a noun is usually short for “[Corporate] Headquarters” which is a metonym for “The bigwigs who run the place”
    – Jim
    2 days ago






  • 1




    According to Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, corporate is also a noun. It is defined as 'a company, especially a large one'. @JasonBassford.
    – Ohood.94
    2 days ago






  • 1




    @Ohood.94 Wow, you're right. From Oxford Dictionaries: 'Because of this amendment, corporates can now directly procure goods from farmers.’, ‘More and more corporates are therefore setting up centres in the city.’ And so on. Fascinating. I have never heard the word used this way before. I wonder if it's only done in UK English?
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1




    I would edit your question to provide links and dictionary definitions. Unless you can show a US English dictionary that has the same noun definition, it may be something regional.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1




    A corporate is nothing but a "body corporate" which is a "corporation" or any other body that is "body corporate" under applicable law.
    – Kris
    2 days ago




















  • Corporate as a noun is usually short for “[Corporate] Headquarters” which is a metonym for “The bigwigs who run the place”
    – Jim
    2 days ago






  • 1




    According to Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, corporate is also a noun. It is defined as 'a company, especially a large one'. @JasonBassford.
    – Ohood.94
    2 days ago






  • 1




    @Ohood.94 Wow, you're right. From Oxford Dictionaries: 'Because of this amendment, corporates can now directly procure goods from farmers.’, ‘More and more corporates are therefore setting up centres in the city.’ And so on. Fascinating. I have never heard the word used this way before. I wonder if it's only done in UK English?
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1




    I would edit your question to provide links and dictionary definitions. Unless you can show a US English dictionary that has the same noun definition, it may be something regional.
    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1




    A corporate is nothing but a "body corporate" which is a "corporation" or any other body that is "body corporate" under applicable law.
    – Kris
    2 days ago


















Corporate as a noun is usually short for “[Corporate] Headquarters” which is a metonym for “The bigwigs who run the place”
– Jim
2 days ago




Corporate as a noun is usually short for “[Corporate] Headquarters” which is a metonym for “The bigwigs who run the place”
– Jim
2 days ago




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According to Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, corporate is also a noun. It is defined as 'a company, especially a large one'. @JasonBassford.
– Ohood.94
2 days ago




According to Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, corporate is also a noun. It is defined as 'a company, especially a large one'. @JasonBassford.
– Ohood.94
2 days ago




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1




@Ohood.94 Wow, you're right. From Oxford Dictionaries: 'Because of this amendment, corporates can now directly procure goods from farmers.’, ‘More and more corporates are therefore setting up centres in the city.’ And so on. Fascinating. I have never heard the word used this way before. I wonder if it's only done in UK English?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago




@Ohood.94 Wow, you're right. From Oxford Dictionaries: 'Because of this amendment, corporates can now directly procure goods from farmers.’, ‘More and more corporates are therefore setting up centres in the city.’ And so on. Fascinating. I have never heard the word used this way before. I wonder if it's only done in UK English?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago




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I would edit your question to provide links and dictionary definitions. Unless you can show a US English dictionary that has the same noun definition, it may be something regional.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago




I would edit your question to provide links and dictionary definitions. Unless you can show a US English dictionary that has the same noun definition, it may be something regional.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago




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A corporate is nothing but a "body corporate" which is a "corporation" or any other body that is "body corporate" under applicable law.
– Kris
2 days ago






A corporate is nothing but a "body corporate" which is a "corporation" or any other body that is "body corporate" under applicable law.
– Kris
2 days ago












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