FIRMS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Firm

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century: from Spanish and Italian firma, from medieval Latin, from Latin firmare ‘fix, settle’ (in late Latin ‘confirm by signature’), from firmus ‘firm’; compare with farm. The word originally denoted one's autograph or signature; later (mid 18th century) the name under which the business of a firm was transacted, hence the firm itself (late 18th century)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fəːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people

Short Definition:

business concern

Examples:
  • state support for small firms
  • a law firm

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