COMPANY: An organization, usually consisting of more than one person, that combines resources for the production and supply of goods and services. The term company is generally used synonymously with other terms such as business, firm, and enterprise. If a distinction exists, company is used in reference to a group of people engaged in production (as opposed to a single person).

     See also | business | firm | enterprise | legal business organizations | ownership liability | business objectives | profit maximization | natural selection | plant | factory | industry | production | production cost | supply | entrepreneurship | microeconomics | private sector | institution | business sector | business cycle | political views | corporate profits | second estate | free enterprise | government enterprises | laissez faire |