different between corporate vs stockpicker

English

Etymology

From Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare (“to make into a body”), which in turn was formed from corpus (“body”). See also corpse.

Pronunciation

• (adjective, noun)
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.p??.?t/, /?k??.p??t/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.p?.??t/, /?k??.p??t/
• (verb)
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.p??.e?t/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.p?.?e?t/
• Hyphenation: cor?por?ate, corp?orate

Adjective

corporate (comparative more corporate, superlative most corporate)

1. Of or relating to a corporation.
2. Formed into a corporation; incorporated.
3. Unified into one body; collective.
4. Related to corporation that franchises rather than an individual franchise.

   The one on Seventh Street is a corporate franchise.

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Translations

Noun

corporate (countable and uncountable, plural corporates)

1. (finance) A bond issued by a corporation.
2. A short film produced for internal use in a business, e.g. for training, rather than for a general audience.
3. (business, uncountable) A corporation that franchises, as opposed to than an individual franchise.

   McDonald's corporate issued a new policy today.

Verb

corporate (third-person singular simple present corporates, present participle corporating, simple past and past participle corporated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To incorporate.
   • 1598, John Stow, A Survey of London

     This hospital of Savoy was again new founded, erected, corporated , and endowed with lands by Queen Mary

2. (obsolete, intransitive) To become incorporated.

References

• corporate at OneLook Dictionary Search
• corporate in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• corporate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• proto-race

Latin

Verb

corpor?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of corpor?

English

Alternative forms

• stock picker
• stock-picker

Etymology

stock +? picker

Noun

stockpicker (plural stockpickers)

1. (finance) An investor or investment advisor who selects or recommends corporate shares for purchase.
   • 1985, Brendan Boyd, "Last year's top sages return to attempt an instant replay," Spokesman-Review (Spokane, USA), 26 May (retrieved 28 May 2009):

     Every year Forbes magazine asks some of America's top stock pickers to name their single favorite equity for the upcoming 12 months.

   • 1993, Bill Javetski et al., "The Pacific is Terrific, and Europe Isn't Terrible," BusinessWeek, 21 June (retrieved 28 May 2009):

     Indeed, with Europe mired in recession and the U.S. barely stirring, many stockpickers believe Asia offers some of the most attractive plays around.

   • 2009, David Olive, "Good time to buy stocks, if you're thinking long-term, Toronto Star, 8 Mar. (retrieved 28 May 2009):

     The world's most successful stockpicker last weekend released his widely read chair's letter to shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. conglomerate.