COMPANY、CORPORATION、INCORPORATED COMPANYの意味、会社、企業、法人

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2006.11.06(Review of 2004.06.08 edition)

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If ever a group of words needed to be understood by every businesswoman and man, the set we've prepared for the next two weeks most surely does. We'll be discussing one of the fundamental units of business - the company, in all its variety!

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COMPANY vs. CORPORATION/INCORPORATED COMPANY
会社 vs. 企業/法人

Explanation

  • A company is a business organization.

    The word corporation is often used in casual conversation to refer to a LARGE company.

    Legally, a corporation is a business or other organization that is incorporated, which means it is considered by law to exist separately from its members.

    Be Careful! The abbreviations “Co.” and “Corp.” stand for Company and Corporation respectively. The abbreviation “Inc.” stands for Incorporated and is used in the names of some corporations.
  • company とは、事業を行う組織、つまり、会社のことです。

    corporation は、日常会話の中で、規模の大きな会社という意味でよく使われます。

    法律上、 corporation は、法人化した事業組織、あるいは、その他の組織をさします。法人化していることを incorporated といい、法的には、このような組織は、構成員とは別個の人格として存在するもの、と考えられます。

    注意:“Co.”,“Corp.” は、それぞれ Company、Corporation の省略形です。“Inc.” は、Incorporated の略ですが、企業名に使われることもあります。

examples

  1. The company has 51 employees and capital of about 30 million yen.
  2. Rhonda has been company president for 14 years.
  3. Being one of the largest corporations in Europe, the company has considerable lobbying influence there.
  4. The company is a subsidiary of a multinational corporation based in the United States.
  5. The railroad was incorporated in 1915 under the name of Berlitz Valley Railway.
  6. By forming an incorporated company (= corporation), owners are protected from the debts and liabilities of the business.

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