BUSINESS FIRM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

Example:

he worked for a brokerage house

Synonyms:

business firm; firm; house

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("business firm" is a kind of...):

business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "business firm"):

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)

dealer (a firm engaged in trading)

law firm (a firm of lawyers)

auction house (a firm that conducts auctions)