1. noun /ˈkʌmpəni,ˈkʌmpni/
b) An entity that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.
2. verb /ˈkʌmpəni,ˈkʌmpni/
To accompany, keep company with.
it was with a distinctly fallen countenance that his father hearkened to his mothers parenthetical request to “’bide hyar an’ company leetle Moses whilst I be a-milkin’ the cow.”
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