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Firma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • business noun The activity of making, buying, or selling goods or services to earn money.
  • company noun A business organization that sells goods or provides services.
  • contractor noun A person or company hired to carry out building or construction work.
  • firm noun A business, especially one run as a partnership, such as a law or accounting practice.

Senses

Firma is used for these senses in English:

  • business (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
  • 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.
  • contractor A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.

business — full definition

  1. noun The activity of making, buying, or selling goods or services to earn money.
  2. noun A particular company or commercial organisation.
  3. noun A matter or affair that is someone's concern or responsibility.

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.

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