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gezelschap — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • company noun A business organization that sells goods or provides services.
  • crew noun A group of people working together, especially those operating a ship, aircraft, or production.
  • fellowship noun A shared feeling of friendship and connection among people, or a group bound by common interests.
  • society noun A large group of people who share a culture, laws, and way of life, typically within a country or region.

Senses

gezelschap is used for these senses in English:

  • company (legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
  • crew A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
  • crew (informal, often, derogatory) A close group of friends.
  • fellowship A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
  • society (countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
  • society (uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.

company — full definition

  1. noun A business organization that sells goods or provides services.
  2. noun The presence of other people, especially as companionship.
  3. noun A group of people who perform together, such as actors or dancers.

crew — full definition

  1. noun A group of people working together, especially those operating a ship, aircraft, or production.
  2. noun A close group of friends or associates, especially informally.
  3. verb To work as part of a crew.

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