公司
corporation
(1)一般義﹕指有經營目的﹑已宣告的社會效益﹐派生權力﹑獨立法人資格﹑持續經營能力﹐以及負有限責任的組織。(2)法律義﹕是法律規定作為獨立法人的個人﹐能夠在法定期限內有權力也有能力自主地簽訂合同﹐擁有﹑控制﹑轉移財產和經營業務。
Form of doing business pursuant to a charter granted by a state or federal government. Corporations typically are characterized by the issuance of freely transferable CAPITAL STOCK, perpetual life, centralized management, and limitation of owners' LIABILITY to the amount they invest in the business.