Company vs. Junction — What's the Difference?

A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals.

The act or process of joining or the condition of being joined.

A commercial business

A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two roads or railway routes come together and one terminates.

The fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment

A connection between conductors or sections of a transmission line.

A number of individuals gathered together

The interface between two different semiconductor regions in a semiconductor device.

A flock of wigeon (ducks)

A mechanical or alloyed contact between different metals or other materials, as in a thermocouple.

Associate with; keep company with

The act of joining, or the state of being joined.

A group of persons

A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.

One's companions or associates

The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.

A guest or guests

(nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.

The state of friendly companionship; fellowship

(rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.

A business enterprise; a firm.

A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.

A partner or partners not specifically named in a firm's title

A kind of symbolic link to a directory.

A troupe of dramatic or musical performers

(programming) In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator.

A subdivision of a military regiment or battalion that constitutes the lowest administrative unit. It is usually under the command of a captain and is made up of at least two platoons.

(electronics) electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact.

A unit of firefighters.

(of roads or tracks) To form a junction.

A ship's crew and officers. See Usage Note at collective noun.

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

To accompany or associate with.

The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.

To keep company with someone; associate.

The place where two or more things come together

A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

The state of being joined together

A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.

The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.

Something that joins or connects

A unit of firefighters and their equipment.

An act of joining or adjoining things

(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.

An intelligence service.

A small group of birds or animals.

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.

(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.

(uncountable) Companionship.

To accompany, keep company with.

To associate.

To be a lively, cheerful companion.

To have sexual intercourse.

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

A companion or companions.

An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.

Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.

Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.

An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.

Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; - often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.

A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.

The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.

The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.

To accompany or go with; to be companion to.

To associate.

To be a gay companion.

To have sexual commerce.

An institution created to conduct business;

Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical);

The state of being with someone;

Small military unit; usually two or three platoons

A band of people associated temporarily in some activity;

A social gathering of guests or companions;

A social or business visitor;

A unit of firefighters including their equipment;

Crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

Be a companion to somebody