corporate

Etymology

From Middle English corporat, corporate (a verb in the Middle English Dictionary but “this may be a true adjective” was added as a note), from Latin corporātus, past participle of corporāre (“to make into a body”), which in turn was formed from corpus (“body”). See also corpse.

adj

1. Of or relating to a corporation.
   The one on Seventh Street is a corporate franchise.
   But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion
   Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much. 2013-06-14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18
2. Formed into a corporation; incorporated.
3. Unified into one body; collective.

noun

1. (finance) A bond issued by a corporation.
   So-called junk corporates and emerging-market debt remain generally out of favor. January 11 2009, Robert D. Hershey Jr., “Look Past 2008 Stars for Gains in Bonds”, in New York Times
2. A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience.
   Currently there are 19 members, who are all in Spotlight and belong to Equity. Areas of work include theatre, musicals, television, film, commercials, corporates and voiceovers. 2013, Simon Dunmore, Actors' Yearbook 2014
3. (business, countable) A corporation that franchises, as opposed to an individual franchise.
   McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.
4. (business, countable) A corporate company or group.

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To incorporate.
   This hospital of Savoy was again new founded, erected, corporated , and endowed with lands by Queen Mary 1598, John Stow, A Survey of London
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To become incorporated.