ADJ
big, large, major, medium-sized, small start-up a major European company associated, commercial, joint-stock, limited, private, public a public limited company international, multi-national, national trading an international trading company bus, record, etc. a small insurance company
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 join leave, resign from
COMPANY + VERB
make sth, produce sth 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) , go under 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 within a/the ~ the division of power within a company
ADJ
large, small touring ballet, theatre, etc. a small touring theatre company
ADJ
good, pleasant He's very good company poor
VERB + COMPANY
have It's nice to have a bit of company for a change keep sb I'll stay and keep you company need, want provide (sb with) A cat would provide her with some company seek enjoy I always enjoy her company
PREP
for ~ I took my mother with me for company in sb's ~ He's nervous in the company of his colleagues
PHRASES
have/request the pleasure of sb's company (formal) , like/prefer your own company (= to like being alone)
ADJ
mixed (= men and women) assembled He glanced round the assembled company
VERB + COMPANY
keep (= 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
PHRASES
get into/keep bad company (= 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)
VERB + COMPANY
expect, have We're expecting company this afternoon