Corporaciones (en. Corporations)

/koɾpoɾaˈθjones/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Legal organization formed by a group of people acting as a single entity.

Corporations are essential in the economic development of a country.

Las corporaciones son esenciales en el desarrollo económico de un país.

Entity that has rights and obligations under the law.

Corporations can sue and be sued in court.

Las corporaciones pueden demandar y ser demandadas en los tribunales.

Organized groups with commercial, social, or cultural purposes.

There are non-profit corporations that help vulnerable communities.

Existen corporaciones sin fines de lucro que ayudan a comunidades vulnerables.

The term 'corporation' comes from the Latin 'corporatio', meaning 'union of people'.

multinational corporations

Companies that operate in various countries and have a complex corporate structure.

corporaciones multinacionales

development corporations

Entities that promote the growth and improvement of infrastructure in a region.

corporaciones de desarrollo

non-profit corporations

Organizations that do not seek economic profits but social benefit.

corporaciones sin fines de lucro

company

Economic entity dedicated to commercial activities.

empresa

society

Group of people united with a common purpose.

sociedad

association

Organization formed by people with common interests.

asociación

Large companies often criticized for their influence.

That corporation controls almost the whole market.

Esa corporación controla casi todo el mercado.

Corporations that are not transparent in their operations.

That corporation is in the eye of the storm for lack of ethics.

Esa corporación está en el ojo del huracán por falta de ética.