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What (who) is firm - definition
LEGAL ENTITY REPRESENTING AN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE, WHETHER NATURAL, LEGAL OR A MIXTURE OF BOTH, WITH A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Companies; Company (law); Company (legal); Incorporated company; And sons; And co.; And company; Registered Companies; Registered company; Campany; Firm; ㏇; Compnay; Cmpany; Coy.; Comapny
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firm
I. a.
1.
Compact, compressed, solid, dense, hard, not soft, not fluid.
2.
Fixed, fast, rooted, established, settled, confirmed, stable, secure, immovable.
3.
Steady, steadfast, unshaken, resolute, stanch, constant.
4.
Strong, robust, sinewy, sturdy.
II. n.
Concern, house, company, partnership.
firm
(firms, firmer, firmest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A firm is an organization which sells or produces something or which provides a service which people pay for.
The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
...a firm of heating engineers.
= company
N-COUNT
2.
If something is firm, it does not change much in shape when it is pressed but is not completely hard.
Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition...
Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.
? soft
ADJ
3.
If something is firm, it does not shake or move when you put weight or pressure on it, because it is strongly made or securely fastened.
If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
= secure
ADJ
• firmly
The front door is locked and all the windows are firmly shut.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
4.
If someone's grip is firm or if they perform a physical action in a firm way, they do it with quite a lot of force or pressure but also in a controlled way.
The quick handshake was firm and cool...
He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
= strong
ADJ
• firmly
She held me firmly by the elbow and led me to my aisle seat.
ADV: ADV after v
5.
If you describe someone as firm, you mean they behave in a way that shows that they are not going to change their mind, or that they are the person who is in control.
She had to be firm with him. 'I don't want to see you again.'...
Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
ADJ: oft ADJ with n
• firmly
'A good night's sleep is what you want,' he said firmly.
ADV: ADV with v
6.
A firm decision or opinion is definite and unlikely to change.
He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat...
It is my firm belief that an effective partnership approach between police and the public is absolutely necessary.
= definite
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• firmly
He is firmly convinced that it is vital to do this.
= strongly
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
7.
Firm evidence or information is based on facts and so is likely to be true.
There's unlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.
= hard, definite
ADJ: ADJ n
8.
You use firm to describe control or a basis or position when it is strong and unlikely to be ended or removed.
Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory...
= secure
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• firmly
This tradition is also firmly rooted in the past...
= securely
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
9.
If a price, value, or currency is firm, it is not decreasing in value or amount.
Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong...
The shares held firm at 280p...
= steady
ADJ
• firmness
...the firmness of the dollar against other currencies.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n
10.
If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest...
PHRASE: V inflects
Firm
·adj To fix or direct with firmness.
II. Firm ·superl Solid;
- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
III. Firm ·superl Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
V. Firm ·superl Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid;
- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
VI. Firm ·adj The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
VII. Firm ·superl Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.
Wikipedia
Company
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. Companies take various forms, such as:
- voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations
- business entities, whose aim is generating profit
- financial entities and banks
- programs or educational institutions
A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations.
Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups.
Examples of use of firm
1. Cassidy also acquired a Republican lobbying firm, a polling firm and a grass–roots lobbying firm.
2. Abramoff‘s law firm and from individuals employed by his law firm during the time he was at the firm," Dorgan said in a statement.
3. "They are not an executive search firm; they are a political search firm," Katz said.
4. ERELI:В Firm -- firm in insisting that UN Security Council resolutions be respected.
5. In the three years since Lerach bitterly split with his old law firm, Milberg Weiss, his new firm, Lerach Coughlin, has been named lead firm in 150 cases.