business firm

Other forms: business firms

Definitions of business firm

1. noun

   the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
   synonyms: firm, house

   types:

   corp, corporation

   a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

   accounting firm

   a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee

   consulting company, consulting firm

   a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee

   publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house

   a firm in the publishing business

   dealer

   a firm engaged in trading

   law firm

   a firm of lawyers

   auction house

   a firm that conducts auctions

   conglomerate, empire

   a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

   large cap

   a corporation with a large capitalization

   small cap

   a corporation with a small capitalization

   newspaper, newspaper publisher, paper

   a business firm that publishes newspapers

   magazine, magazine publisher

   a business firm that publishes magazines

   car dealer

   a firm that sells and buys cars

   computer dealer

   a firm that sells and buys computers

   jewelry dealer, jewelry store

   a firm that sells and buys jewelry

   truck dealer

   a firm that sells and buys trucks

   close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation

   a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market

   closely held corporation

   stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell

   shell corporation, shell entity

   a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations

   FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

   a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions

   FHLMC, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac

   a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages

   FNMA, Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association

   a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages

   Boy Scouts of America

   a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training

   type of:

   business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern

   a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it