🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

empresa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: emˈpɾesa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Company/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #140 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La empresa busca nuevos empleados."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A commercial business or corporation formed to engage in trade or industrial activities.

    "She started her own technology company last year."
  2. 2

    The fact of being with someone else; companionship or fellowship.

    "I really enjoy his company on long walks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French term 'compagnie' (society, association, body of soldiers), originating from Late Latin 'companio' (literally, one who eats bread with another, from 'com-' together + 'panis' bread). It entered the English language in the 14th century, initially denoting a body of soldiers or an association of persons, eventually broadening to commercial enterprises.

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