What is an Independent Courier Van Operator ?
This is an excellent question. In the modern sense, the ICVO is a man or woman (primarily a man), who drives around the country side in a standard cargo van, picking-up packages and delivering these packages to various destinations.
Independent
Being “Independent” means that you are not an “employee” per say. You are the “Boss”; the “Owner”; the “President” of your own Corporation; only “Answerable” to Yourself; the “Manager” of a Small Business; and “Can Directly Communicate” with the Client / Customer. You are not an “Employee” (per se) of a second party courier company.
Main Primary Function :
Independent means you do all the work on your own, you are the structure, and you are not part of a, or an employee of a mother corporation.
Courier
Being a “Courier” means that you visit business' in your home area, picking-up packages, loading these items onto your vehicle (standard cargo van MGVW 9,999) then, driving on the road to a destination point - or various destination points. Then visiting a second business to make the delivery.
Main Primary Function:
Courier picks-up – transports – and delivers packages and small shipments of cargo to and from various geographic points (business') around the USA.
Van
The Van is the main tool (the second is the Hand-Truck) of the SPPD process. It is the actual vehicle; means of conveyance; mode of transportation; specialty “advantage” of the trade. The Standard Cargo Van is primarily manufactured by GM (General Motors Corporation) and by Ford (Ford Motor Corporation) and by the old Dodge (Chrysler Corporation). In general, an ICVO can use a Minivan; Standard Van, and a Box Van. These 3 categories of “Cargo-Type Standard Van's” are the only type of Motor Vehicle utilized for and by Courier Service's. The most amount of weight that an ICVO's van can be registered for (with the DMV) including cargo - is 9,999 pounds (lbs.). Vehicles themselves when empty from cargo, can range in weight from 2,500 to 4,500 lbs. That leaves from 5,500 lbs. to 7,499 lbs. for cargo weight, which is more than enough. These weight's are outstandingly adequate for 99 % of courier jobs.
Main Primary Function:
Van - is the designation of the type of Motor Vehicle which is used by the “Courier” in the courier service process.
Operator
Being an “Operator” means that you are a man or woman who is the President of your Own Corporation; Performing all the duties of a President (not by choice but by necessity) and the dozen or so duties of running a small business courier service. You are in charge of yourself, your behavior, your communicative ability, and methods of physically handling a wide variety of cargo. You are also the “Operator” or Driver of the motor vehicle that will be transporting the items in question. Driving Skills, an Above Average Ability for Spatial Relations, Physical Muscular Strength, and an Above Average Comprehension of the English Language are also required.
Main Primary Function:
Operator means you are in charge (making sure that things get done) of or for the Vehicle (Van) in all manners, methods, modes and categories. You are also responsible for doing (creating in writing on paper or computer) related “Bookkeeping” and “Record keeping” on all work, labor, expenses, and any related paperwork and costs that are involved in running your Small Package Pick-Up and Delivery Business.
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Independent.
Oxford English Dictionary
INDEPENDENT (indipe.ndent), a. and sb. Also 7-8 -ant. [f. In-3 + DEPENDENT : cf. F. independant (c1600 in Hatz.-Darm.), It. independente (Florio, 1598).] Not Dependent.
A. (adj)
1. Not depending upon the authority of another, not in a position of subordination ; not subject to external control or rule; self-governing, autonomous, free. 3. Not depending on something else for it's existence, validity, efficiency, operation, or some other attribute; not contingent on or conditioned by anything else. a. Const. As in sense I. b. simply. Not depending upon the existence or action of others, or of each other; existing, acting, conducted or obtained in a way apart from and unaffected by others, as independent action, inquiry, investigation, conclusion, results, account, record, information, evidence; also of the agent, as independent investigator, observer, witness, etc. Often used adverbially in phr. independent of (on, from) ═ Independently of, apart from, without regard to, irrespective of. 4. Not dependent or having to rely on another for support or supplies. a. Const. As in sense I. b. simply. (a) Not dependent on anyone else for one's living; (b) not needing to earn one's livelihood: possessing a competency. c. transf. Sufficient to make one independent; constituting a competency. 5. Not depending on others for the formation of opinions or guidance of conduct; not influenced or biased by the opinions of others; thinking or acting, or disposed to think or act, for oneself. (Of persons, their dispositions, etc.) c. Also, (with some colouring of 4), Refusing to be under obligation to others; having a self respect which declines unearned assistance. Mod. The widow has a hard struggle, but is very independent, and refuses pecuniary aid. He is too independent to accept as a favour what he cannot earn by his own exertions. 6. Math. Not depending upon another for its value. Independent variable: a quantity whose variation does not depend on that of another. 7. A person or thing that is independent (in various senses). 8. A person who acts (in politics, arts, etc.) independently of any organized party; also, a member of an organized party called independent.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Independent (in'di pen'dent), adj.
1. Not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc,; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker . 2. not subject to another's authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free: an independent businessman. 3. not influenced by the thought or action of others: independent research. 4. not dependent; not depending or contingent upon something else for existence, operation, etc. 5. not relying on another or others for aid or support. 6. rejecting others' aid or support; refusing to be under obligation to others. 7. possessing a competency: to be financially independent. 8. sufficient to support a person without his having to work: an independent income. 9. executed or originating outside a given unit, agency, business, etc.; external: an independent inquiry. 10. working for oneself or for a small, privately owned business. 11. expressive of a spirit independence; self-confident, unconstrained: a free and independent citizen.
The American Heritage Dictionary
INDEPENDENT adj. Abbr. Ind.
1. Not governed by a foreign power; self governing. 2. Free from the influence, guidance or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind. 3. Not determined or influenced by some one or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study. 4. Often Independent. Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization. 5. Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling group or system: an independent food store. 6.a. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting. b. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.
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Independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)
1. not dependent: not contingent or depending on something else; free
2. (politics) not affiliated with any political party.
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Courier.
Oxford English Dictionary
COURIER (ku.rier, kue.rier). Forms: a 4curour, corour, 4-5 currour (e,5-owre, -ur, corrour (e, courrour, 6 currar, courar, 6-7 curror, -er, 7 courror. 6-7 currior, 6-8 -ier, 7 -eour, 7-8 courrier, 7---courier. [Here are combined two words: (I) ME. corour, currour: --OF. coreor, F. coureur runner ==
Pr. and Sp. corredor, It. corridore: ---late L. curritor-em, f. currere to run; (2) courier, 16th c. F. courrier, ad. It. corriere, in med.L. currerius a professional runner, post, messenger, f. It. corre, L. currere. The two words remain distince in French; but in Eng. the earlier word, which by the 16th. c. had the forms curror, currer, coalesced with the later under the forms, currior, currier, in the 17th. c. conformed to F. spelling as courier.
1. A running messenger; a messenger sent in haste. 2. Mil. A light horseman acting as a scout or skirmisher. 3. A servant employed by a traveler or traveling party on the continent, having the duty of making all the arrangements connected with the journey.
4. A frequent title of newspapers, as The Liverpool Courier.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Courier (kur'e er, koor'-) (n.)
1. a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc. 2. any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly. 3. the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship.
The American Heritage Dictionary
COURIER (koor'e-er, kur'-, kur'-) n.
1.a. A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business. b. A spy carrying secret information. 2.a. A personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey. b. An employee of a travel agency serving as a guide for tourists. [French courrier, from Old French, from Old Italian corriere, from correre, to run, from Latin currere. See kers in Appendix] (from Appendix) kers-. Important derivatives are corridor, courier, course, current, cursor, concur, discourse, excursion, incur, intercourse,occur, recur, car, career, cargo carry, charge, and carpenter.
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Courier (plural couriers)
1. A person who looks after and guides tourists.
2. A person who delivers messages.
3. A company that delivers messages.
4. A company that transport goods.
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Van.
Oxford English Dictionary
VAN (vaen), sb.3 [Shortened f. CARAVAN4.]
1. A covered vehicle chiefly employed for the conveyance of goods, usually resembling a large wooden box, with arched roof and opening from behind, but varying in size (and to some extent in form) according to the use intended. 3. attrib. and Comb., as van boy, dock, -driver, dweller, harness, load, -man, shunter. + v. 1. trans. To send in a van. 2. To confine to a van.
Van-courier
A Van-courier or forerunner, in lit. and fig. Senses.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Van2 (van), n., v., vanned, vanning. ---n.
1. a covered vehicle, usually a large truck or trailer, used for moving furniture, goods, animals, etc. 2. a smaller boxlike vehicle that resembles a panel truck, often has double doors both at the rear and along the curb side, and that can be used as a truck, fitted with rows of seats, or equipped with living quarters for traveling and camping. 3.c. A small, horse-drawn wagon or small truck, as one used by tradespeople to carry light goods. 4. Also called van conversion. A conventional van whose cargo area has been equipped with living facilities, extra windows, and often increased headroom. --v.t., 5. To transport or carry (freight, passengers, etc.) in a van. 6. To travel in a van. [1820-30; short for CARAVAN]
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Van (plural vans)
1. A (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck.
The van sped down the road.
2. (UK) a railway carriage.
3. Shortened form of vanguard.
“Let Karna, clad in armour, stand in the van. And I shall command the entire army in the rear.” (Mahabharata: “Virata Parva”)
4. Shortened form of caravan.
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Operator.
Oxford English Dictionary
OPERATOR [a. late L. operator, agent-n. f. operari to OPERATE: cf F. operateur (14th c.,Oreseme).] One who operates.
1. One who does or effects something; a worker, an agent; a maker, producer, creator (obs.). 2. One who performs the practical or mechanical operations belonging to any process, business, or scientific investigation; a person professionally or officially engaged in doing this. 6. One who works a business, undertaking, etc.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Operator (op'e ra'ter), n.
1. a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator. 2. a person who operates a telephone switchboard, esp. for a telephone company. 3. a person who manages a working or industrial establishment, enterprise, or system: the operators of a mine.
The American Heritage Dictionary
OPERATOR n.
1. One who operates a machine or device: a switchboard operator. 2. The owner or manager of a business or an industrial enterprise.
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Operator (plural operators)
1. One who operates.
2. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
3. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
4. Another name for Chinese whispers.
5. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
6. A member of a military Special Operations unit.
7. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Owner.
Oxford English Dictionary
OWNER (ou.ner). [f. OWN v. + -ER1.]
1. One who owns or holds something as his own; a proprietor; one who has the rightful claim or title to a thing (though he may not be in possession).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Owner (o'ner) n. a person who owns; possessor; proprietor. [1300-50; ME; see OWN, -ER1] (*listed only in RH)
Owner-Operator (o'ner op'e ra'ter), n.
1. a driver, esp. of a truck or taxicab, who owns and operates a vehicle used to earn a living. 2. a person who both owns and operates a business. [1955-60]
The American Heritage Dictionary
--- OWN'ER n. (NOT LISTED – ONLY AT THE END OF - “OWN”)
OWN adj. Of or belonging to to oneself or itself: she makes her own cloths. ---own n. That which belong to one: it is my own. ---own v. owned, own.ing, owns. --tr.
1.a. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants. b. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies. 2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge. ---intr. To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See Synonyms at acknowledge. --- idioms. of (one's) own. Belonging completely to one self: a room of one's own. on (one's) own. 1. By one's own efforts: she got the job on her own. 2. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control: He is now out of college and on his own. [Middle English owen, from Old English agen. See eik- in Appendix.] --- own'er n. (from Appendix) eik-. Important derivatives are ought, owe, own, and freight. eik-. To be master of, possess. 1. OUGHT1 , OWE, from Old English agan, to possess, from Germanic *aigan, possess. 2. OWN, from Old English agen, one's own, from Germanic participial form *aiganaz, possessed, owned. 3. FRAUGHT, FREIGHT, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch vrecht, vracht, “earnings,” hire for a ship, freight, from Germanic prefixed form fra-aihitiz, absolute possession, property (*fra-, intensive prefix; see per1). [Porkorny eik- 293.]
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Noun
Owner (plural owners)
1. One who owns (something)
Are you the owner of this car?
2. (nautical, slang) captain of a ship.
Synonyms
> (one who owns): possessor, proprietor (of a business, etc)
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Business.
Oxford English Dictionary
BUSINESS n. v. [OE. (North.) bisizness, f. BUSY a., or stem of BUSY v.; see -NESS. Shortened to a dissyllable, since it ceased to be a noun of state. The plural businesses (formally also business) is used only in a few senses, chiefly 14, 15.]
1. a. The state of being busily engaged in anything. b. Industry, diligence. Obs. 2. Activity, briskness. Obs. 4. Eagerness, earnestness, importunity. Obs. 6. Care, attention, observance. Obs. 8. Diligent labour, exertion, pains. Phrases. To do (one's) business, give business: to take pains, to do one's endeavour (L. dare operam). 10. The object of anxiety or serious effort; a serious purpose or aim. Obs. 11. A task appointed or undertaken ; a person's official duty, part or province; function, occupation. 12. A person's official or professional duties as a whole: stated occupation, profession, or trade. 13. In general sense: Action which occupies time, demands attention and labour; esp. serious occupation, work, as opposed to pleasure or recreation. c. Phrases. To mean business: to be in earnest (colloq.). On business: with an errand or purpose relating to business. 14. (With plural.) A pursuit or occupation demanding time and attention; a serious employment as distinguished from a past time. b. spec. A particular occupation; a trade or profession. 15. A particular matter demanding attention; a piece of work, a job. (The plur. Is now unusual.) 16. A matter that concerns or relates to a particular person or thing; const. of, or genitive case. b. Concern, the fact of being concerned with. e. To go about one's business: to go and attend to one's own affairs, to go away: in imperative used as a formula of impatient dismissal. So To send about one's business: to dismiss unceremoniously, to 'send packing'. 21. spec. (from 13 and 19): Trade, commercial transactions and engagements. b. Place of business: usually in spec. sense, a shop, office, warehouse, commercial establishment; so also House of Business. b. Hours of Business, business hours, the hours in the day during which commercial or other business is transacted. 22. Man of business. a. One engaged in public affairs (obs.). b. One engaged in mercantile transactions. c. A man of business-like habits, one skilled in business. d. The professional agent who transacts a person's legal business, an attorney. 23. A commercial enterprise regarded as a 'going concern'; a commercial establishment with all it's 'trade', liabilities, etc. 24. attrib. And in Comb., as business habits, hours, house, letter, life, transaction, etc,; also, business-card, a card of a tradesman, manufacturer, commercial traveler, etc., with his address and various particulars as to nature of his business, used for advertising purposes.; business end, (used humorously, see quot.) ; business-looking a., having an appearance suggestive of business; business man == man of business; see 22 b,c.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Business (biz'nes), n.
1. an occupation, profession, or trade. His business is poultry farming. 2. the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. 3. a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. 4. volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local families. 5. a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street. 6. that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business. 9. an assignment or task; chore: It's your business to wash the dishes now. 12. business is business, profit has precedence over personal considerations: He is reluctant to fire his friend, but business is business. 14. get down to business, to apply oneself to serious matters; concentrate on work: They finally got down to business and signed the contract. Syn. 1. calling, vocation, employment. See occupation. 2. commerce, trade, traffic. 3. company, firm.
The American Heritage Dictionary
BUSINESS (biz'nis) n. Abbr. bus.
1.a. The occupation, work, or trade in which a person is engaged: the wholesale food business. b. A specific occupation or pursuit: the best designer in the business. 2. commercial , industrial, or professional dealings: new systems now being used in business. 3. A commercial enterprise or establishment: bought his uncle business. 4. Volume or amount of commercial trade: Business has fallen off. 5. Commercial dealings; patronage: took her business to a trustworthy salesperson. 7. Serious work or endeavor: got right down to business. SYNONYMS: business, industry, commerce, trade, traffic. These nouns apply to forms of activity that have the objective of supplying commodities. - - - Traffic pertains broadly to commercial dealings but in particular to businesses engaged in the transportation of goods or passengers: renovated the docks to attract shipping traffic.
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Business
1. Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
“Please do not use this phone for personal calls, it is a business phone.”
2. Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
3. Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.
Noun
Business (countable) and uncountable; plural businesses)
1. (countable) A specific commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
I was left my father's business.
2. (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
He is in the motor business.
I'm going to Las Vegas on business.
3. (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
He's such a poor cook, I can't believe hels still in business!
We do business all over the world.
4. (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
Business has been slow lately.
They did nearly a million dollars of business over the long weekend.
5. (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
I shall take my business elsewhere.
6. (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.
7. (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
I studied business at Harvard.
8. (countable) A particular situation or activity.
This UFO stuff is a mighty starnge business.
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Commercial.
Oxford English Dictionary
COMMERCIAL a. [mod, f, L. commerci-um COMMERCE + - AL: cf. mod. F. commercial, Sp. Comercial (not found in early 17th c. Dicts.)]
1. Engaged in commerce; trading. 2. Having reference to, or bearing on commerce, as in Commercial Law, Treaty. 3. Of or pertaining to commerce or trade. 4. Such as passes current in the transactions of commerce. b. Forming an article of general commerce. 5. Viewed a mere matter of business; looking toward financial profit. 6. Phrases. Commercial letter, note: sizes of writing paper in U.S. > Commercial Play: cf. COMMERCE 6 b. Commercial room: a room in an inn, hotel, etc., for the accommodation of commercial travelers and their customers. Commercial traveller: an agent for a manufacturer, wholesale trader, etc., who travels over a district, showing samples and soliciting orders.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Commercial (ke mur'shel), adj.
1. of, or pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce. 2. engaged in commerce. 3. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success: a commercial product; His attitude toward the theater is very commercial. 4. able to yield or make a profit: We decided that the small oil well was not commercial. 5. suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use. 6. suitable for or catering to business rather than private use: commercial kitchen design ; commercial refrigeration. 7. (of a vehicle or its use) a. engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit. b. civilian and public, as distinguished from military or private. 9. catering esp. to traveling salespeople by offering reduced rates, space for exhibiting products, etc.: a commercial hotel.
The American Heritage Dictionary
COMMERCIAL (ke-mur'shel) adj. Abbr. com., coml., cml.
1.a. Of or relating to commerce: a commercial loan; a commercial attache. b. Engaged in commerce: a commercial trucker. c. Involved in work that is intended for the mass market: a commercial artist. 2. Of, relating to, or being goods, often unrefined, produced and distributed in large quantities for use by industry. 3. Having profit as a chief aim: a commercial book, not a scholarly tome. 4. Sponsored by an advertiser or supported by advertising: commercial television. ---commercial n. An advertisement on television or radio. ---com.mer'cial.ly adv.
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Commercial (plural commercials)
1. An advertisement in a common media format, usually on radio or television.
Hyponyms
> infomercial
Hypernyms
> advertisement
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Corporation.
Oxford English Dictionary
CORPORATION [ad. L. corporation-em (Tertullian), n. of action f. corpora-re to embody;
1. The action of incorporating; the condition of being incorporated. Obs. 2. A number of persons united, in one body; a body of persons. 3. Law. A body corporate legally authorized to act as a single individual; an artificial person created by royal charter, prescription, or act of the legislature, and having authority to preserve certain rights in perpetual succession. - [A corporation may be either aggregate, comprising many individuals, as the mayor and burgesses of a town, etc., or sole, consisting of only one person and his successors, as a king, bishop, or person of a parish. According to their nature, corporations are termed civil, ecclesiastical (U.S. religious), eleemosynary, municipal, etc. b. Frequently used in the titles of incorporated companies, e.g. the London Assurance Corporation, Irish Land C., Oriental Bank C., Peruvian C., etc. 4. An incorporated company of traders having (originally) the monopoly and control of their particular trade in a borough or other place; a trade-guild, a city 'company'. (Now so called only in legal or formal language.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Corporation (kor'pe ra'shen), n.
1. an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. 2. (cap.) the group of principal officials of a borough or other municipal division in England. 3. any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body. 4. Informal. a paunch; potbelly. [1400-50; late ME < LL corporation- (s. of corporatio) guild, L: physical makeup, build. See CORPORATE, -ION] ---cor'po.ra'tion.al, adj. ---Usage. See collective noun.
The American Heritage Dictionary
CORPORATION (kor'pe-ra'shen) n. Abbr. corp.
1. A body that is granted a charter legally recognizing it as a separate legal entity having its own rights, privileges, and liabilities distinct from those of its members. 2. Such a body created for purposes or government. Also called body corporate. 3. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
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Corporation (plural corporations)
1. A group of individual, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
2. In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers representatives.
3. (slang) A protruding belly, a paunch.
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Company.
Oxford English Dictionary
COMPANY (ka.mpani), sb.
1. Companionship, fellowship, society; also transf. Of things. In company: in the society of others, amidst other people, as opposed to alone; also, altogether, in all (obs.). b. Phrases. to bear, do, hold, keep (a person) company: for company's sake. c. To keep company (with): to associate with, frequent the society of ; esp. (vulgar and dial.) to associate as lovers or a s a lover, to 'court'. d. Proverial expressions, as His room is better than his company, Two's company, three's none, Company in distress makes trouble less. 2. Sexual connexion. Obs. 3. concr. A number of individuals assembled or associated together ; an assemblage, party, or band; esp. one of the retainers of followers: a retinue or train; also, of beasts or birds. b. An assemblage, collection, or multitude of things. Obs. c. Formerly great company, and the like, were used in the sense of 'a great number': cf. colloquial 'great lots'. Obs. 4. collect. Persons casually or temporarily brought into local association, traveling companionship, etc. More loosely, with the notion of companionship obscured, 'People such as prevent solitude or privacy'; and so applicable to a single person. Obs. exc. as referred to 5. b. The person or persons with whom one voluntarily or habitually associates; companions or associates collectively, esp. with reference to their character; in various phrases, as To know a man by his company, to keep good or bad company, to be addicted to low company, etc. c. Good company, bad company, and the like, are said of one or more persons with reference to their companionable qualities; also fig. of things. 5. A gathering of people for social intercourse or entertainment; a social party; a circle. Formerly a reunion or assembly of more public character. b. (without a or pl.). Guests collectively; one or more persons invited or entertained. c. Society. arch. (attrib.: see 10.) d. In the phrase To transgress, etc., in good company there is association of senses 4 and 5. 6. A body of persons combined or incorporated for some common object, or for the joint execution or performance of anything ; esp. a mediaeval trade guild, and hence , a corporation historically representing such, as in the London 'City Companies'. 7. Commerce. An association formed to carry on some commercial or industrial undertaking. { 'When there are only a few individuals associated, it is most commonly called a copartnery, the term company being usually applied to large associations.. who conduct their operations by means of agents acting under orders of a Board of directors' (McCulloch Dict. Comm. s.v.). } b. The partner or partners in a firm whose names are not included in the style or title; generally contracted to Co., COMP. 8. Mil. a. A body of soldiers; a host, a troop. b. spec. A sub-division of an infantry regiment commanded by a captain, and corresponding to a troop of horse and a battery of artillery. 9. Naut. a. A fleet of merchant vessels. Obs. b. (in full ship's company) 'The whole crew of any ship, including their officers, men, and boys.'
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Company (kum'pe ne), n., pl. -nies, v., -nied, -ny.ing. ---n.
1. a number of individual assembled or associated together; group of people. 2. a guest or guests: Were having company for dinner. 3. An assemblage of persons for social purposes. 4. companionship; fellowship; association: I always enjoy her company. 5. one's usual companions: I don't like the company he keeps. 6. society collectively. 7. a number of persons united or incorporated for joint action, esp. for business: a publishing company; a dance company. 8. (cap.) the members of a firm not specifically named in the firms title: George Higgins and Company. 9. Mil. a. the smallest body of troops, consisting of a headquarters and two or three platoons. b. any relatively small group of soldiers. c. Army. a basic unit with both tactical and administrative functions. 10. a unit of firefighters, including their special apparatus: a hook and ladder company. 11. Also called ship's company. a ship's crew, including the officers. 12. a medieval trade guild. 13. the company, Informal. a nation's major intelligence-gathering and espionage organization, as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. ---Syn. 1. group, assemblage, body. COMPANY, BAND, PARTY, TROOP refer to a group of people formally or informally associated. COMPANY is a general word and means any group of people: a company of motorists. 3. gathering, crowd. 6. firm, house, corporation.
The American Heritage Dictionary
COMPANY (kum'pe-ne) n., pl. -nies.
1. A group of persons. See Synonyms at band2. 2. a. One's companions or associates: moved in fast company; is known by the company she keeps. b. A guest or guests: had company for the weekend. c. The state of friendly companionship; fellowship: was grateful for her company; friends who finally parted company. 3. a. A business enterprise; a firm. b. Abbr. co., co, Co. A partner or partners not specifically named in a firm's title: Lee Rogers and Company. See Usage Note at collective noun. --attributive. Often used to modify another noun: company policy; a company newsletter. --- company tr. v. -nied, ny.ing, -nies. To accompany or associate with. [Middle English compaine, from Old French compaignie, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from *companio, companion. See COMPANION1.]
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Company
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Noun
Company (plural companies)
1. A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.
2. (law, business) A, entity that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.
3. (business) Any business, without respect to incorporation.
4. Social visitors.
Keep the house clean, I have company coming.
5. companionship.
I treasure your company.
6. (military) A unit of approximately sixty to onr hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
The boys in Company C.
7. A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
It took six companies to put out the fire.
8. (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
9. Nickname for an intelligence service.
As he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.
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corporation
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Proprietorship.
Oxford English Dictionary
PROPRIRTORSHIP [f. as prec. + - SHIP]
1. The position or condition of a proprietor; ownership. (in earlier quots. in reference to the N. American colonies: see PROPRIETOR I.) 2. A piece of land owned by a proprietor. { 1837 J.E. MURRAY Summer in Pyrenees II, 135 Divided as the soil is into small professorships, each owner of an arpen of land possesses a horse. }
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
--- Proprietorship n. (NOT LISTED – ONLY AT THE END OF - “PROPRIETOR”)
Proprietor (pre pri'i ter), n.
1. the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc. 2. a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property. 3. a group of proprietors; proprietary. [1630-40; PROPRIET(ARY) + -OR2] ---pro.pri.e.to.ri.al (pre pri'-i tor'e el, -tor'-), adj. ---pro.pri'.e.to.ri.al.ly, adv. ---pro.pri'e.tor.ship', n.
The American Heritage Dictionary
--- PROPRIETORSHIP n. (NOT LISTED – ONLY AT THE END OF - “PROPRIETOR”)
PROPRIETOR (pre-pri'i-ter) n. Abbr. prop., propr.
1. One who has legal title to something; an owner. 2. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment. [Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie. See PROPRIETARY.] ---pro.pri'e.to'ri.al (-tor'e-el, -tor'-) adj. ---pro.pri'e.to'-ri.al.ly adv. ---pro.pri'e.tor.ship' n.
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Proprietorship
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Noun
Proprietorship (plural proprietorships)
1. The state of being a proprietor; ownership.
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Incorporated.
Oxford English Dictionary
INCORPORATED ppl. a. [f. prec.+ -ED1.]
1. United into one body; combined. 2. Constituted as a legal or formal corporation (cf. INCORPORATE ppl. a.2). 3. Included as part of a whole. 4. Embodied. Obs. rare.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Incorporated (in kor'pe ra'tid), adj.
1. formed or constituted as a legal corporation. 2. combined in one body; made part of. [1590-1600; INCORPORATE1 + -ED2] ---in.cor'po.rat'ed.ness, n.
The American Heritage Dictionary
INCORPORATED (IN-KOR'PE-RA'TID) adj.
1. United into one body; combined. 2. Abbr. inc., Inc. Formed into an organized and maintained as a legal corporation.
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Incorporated
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Adjective
Incorporated
1. (US English) A type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning zero in the case of bankruptcy.
Related Terms
incorporate
Here are some additional - related “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Driver.
Oxford English Dictionary
DRIVER [f. Drive v. + -ER1.]
1. gen. One who drives (in various senses: see the verb). 2. spec. a. One who drives a herd of cattle, etc. b. One who drives a vehicle or the animal that draws it; a charioteer, coachman, cabman, etc.; also, one who drives a locomotive engine. (Often with defining word prefixed , as cab-driver, engine-driver, etc., for which see the first element.) c. The overseer of a gang of slaves. { d. slang. (see quot.) 1851 MAYHEW Lond. Labour (1861) II. 233 'Drivers', or those who compel the men in their employ to do more work for the same wages. } 3. A tool or appliance for driving.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Driver (dri'ver), n.
1. A person or thing that drives. 2. A person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc. 3. A person drives an animal or animals as a drover or cowboy. 4. Also called number one wood. 8. Brit. a locomotive engineer.
The American Heritage Dictionary
DRIVER (dri'ver) n.
1. One that drives, as the operator of a motor vehicle. 2. A tool, such as a screwdriver or hammer, that is used for imparting forceful pressure on another object. 3. A machine part that transmits motion or power to another part. 4. A golf club with a wide head and a long shaft, used for making long shots from the tee. 5. Nautical. A jib-headed spanker.
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Driver
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Noun
Driver (plural drivers)
1. One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.
2. Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.
3. A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
4. A person who drives some other vehicle.
5. (computing) a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
6. (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
7. (nautical) A kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.