co r|po|ral pu n|ish|ment N‑UNCOUNT Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
cor|po|rate ◆◇◇ /kɔː r prət/ ADJ [ADJ n] Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation. [BUSINESS ] □ …the U.K. corporate sector. □ …a corporate lawyer. □ This established a strong corporate image.
cor|po|rate ho s|pi|ta l|ity N‑UNCOUNT Corporate hospitality is the entertainment that a company offers to its most valued clients, for example by inviting them to sporting events and providing them with food and drink. [BUSINESS ] □ …corporate hospitality at football grounds. □ …executives in a corporate hospitality tent.
cor|po|rate rai d|er (corporate raiders ) N‑COUNT A corporate raider is a person or organization that tries to take control of a company by buying a large number of its shares. [BUSINESS ]
cor|po|ra|tion ◆◇◇ /kɔː r pəre I ʃ ə n/ (corporations )
1 N‑COUNT A corporation is a large business or company. [BUSINESS ] □ …multi-national corporations. □ …the Seiko Corporation.
2 N‑COUNT In some large British cities, the corporation is the local authority that is responsible for providing public services. □ …the corporation's task of regenerating 900 acres of the inner city. SYNONYMS corporation NOUN 1
multinationaclass="underline" …multinationals such as Ford and IBM.
firm: The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
company: …the Ford Motor Company.
concern: If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one.
business: The company was a family business.
cor|po|ra |tion tax N‑UNCOUNT Corporation tax is a tax that companies have to pay on the profits they make. [BUSINESS ]
cor|po|rat|ism /kɔː r prət I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Corporatism is the organization and control of a country by groups who share a common interest or profession. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ 'The age of corporatism must be put firmly behind us,' he proclaimed.
cor|po|rat|ist /kɔː r prət I st/ (corporatists )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use corporatist to describe organizations, ideas, or systems which follow the principles of corporatism. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ … a corporatist political system.
2 N‑COUNT A corporatist is someone who believes in the principles of corporatism. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ The defeat of the corporatists is easy to understand.
cor|po|real /kɔː r pɔː riəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Corporeal means involving or relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual world. [FORMAL ] □ …man's corporeal existence.
corps /kɔː r / (corps )
1 N‑COUNT A Corps is a part of the army which has special duties. □ …the Army Medical Corps. □ …the Russian Officer Corps.
2 N‑COUNT The Corps is the United States Marine Corps. [AM ] □ …seventy-five men, all combat veterans, all members of The Corps' most exclusive unit.
3 N‑COUNT A corps is a small group of people who do a special job. □ …the diplomatic corps. □ …the foreign press corps.
corps de bal|let /kɔː r də bæ le I , [AM ] - bæle I / N‑SING In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
corpse /kɔː r ps/ (corpses ) N‑COUNT A corpse is a dead body, especially the body of a human being.
cor|pu|lent /kɔː r pjʊlənt/ ADJ If you describe someone as corpulent , you mean they are fat. [LITERARY ] □ …a rather corpulent farmer.
cor|pus /kɔː r pəs/ (corpora /kɔː r pərə/ or corpuses ) N‑COUNT A corpus is a large collection of written or spoken texts that is used for language research. [TECHNICAL ]
cor|pus|cle /kɔː r pʌs ə l, [AM ] -pəs ə l/ (corpuscles ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Corpuscles are red or white blood cells. □ Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron.
cor|ral /kərɑː l, [AM ] -ræ l/ (corrals , corralling , corralled )
1 N‑COUNT In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
2 VERB To corral a person or animal means to capture or confine them. [mainly AM ] □ [V n] Within hours, police corralled the three men Lewis had named.
cor|rect ◆◆◇ /kəre kt/ (corrects , correcting , corrected )
1 ADJ If something is correct , it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes. [FORMAL ] □ The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8. □ The following information was correct at time of going to press. ● cor|rect|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ Did I pronounce your name correctly? ● cor|rect|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] Ask the investor to check the correctness of what he has written.
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone is correct , what they have said or thought is true. [FORMAL ] □ You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree. □ If Casey is correct, the total cost of the cleanup would come to $110 billion.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation. □ The use of the correct materials was crucial. □ …the correct way to produce a crop of tomato plants. ● cor|rect|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ If correctly executed, this shot will get the ball close to the hole.