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

QUANT

group

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

PHRASES

a director of 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