entity

entity
an individual ( sole trader), partnership, a body corporate, a corporation, an incorporated association or body of persons, a trust or superannuation fund. Glossary of Business Terms

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entity en‧ti‧ty [ˈentti] noun entities PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] ACCOUNTING LAW
1. used to talk about any business that is a single unit from a legal or financial point of view:

• The thrift was declared insolvent and merged with seven other Texas thrifts into a new entity.

ˈbusiness ˌentity
ACCOUNTING LAW a company involved in the production, buying, and selling of goods or services for profit:

• AT&T's recent reorganization into a much more efficient and competitive business entity

ˌlegal ˈentity ACCOUNTING LAW
an organization considered as a separate independent unit for legal purposes:

• Having to keep separate legal entities in every state contrasts sharply with our integrated European operation.

2. the entity convention the principle that a business is separate from the people who own it, so that they do not have to use their own money to pay the company's debts

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entity UK US /ˈentɪti/ noun [C] (plural entities) FORMAL LAW, ACCOUNTING
an organization or a business that has its own separate legal and financial existence: »

Nearly 90 entities, mainly private companies, mint gold in bars.

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a commercial/corporate entity

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a private/public entity

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a small/large entity

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an independent/separate/single entity

See also BUSINESS ENTITY(Cf. ↑business entity), LEGAL ENTITY(Cf. ↑legal entity)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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