firm

  • 1Firm — or The Firm can have several meanings:*Any business entity such as a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship. This more general meaning is used in macroeconomics (in terms such as ideal firm size). *The word firm is sometimes used in a… …

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  • 2Firm — Firm, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.] 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid;… …

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  • 3Firm — Firm, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See {Firm}, a.] The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts… …

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  • 4firm — n [German Firma, from Italian, signature, ultimately from Latin firmare to make firm, confirm] 1: the name or title under which a company transacts business 2: a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct …

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  • 5Firm — Firm, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See {Firm}, a.] 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To fix or… …

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  • 6firm — Adj erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. fīrmus fest, sicher, stark , wohl in Anlehnung an ne. firm.    Ebenso ne. firm. Hierzu unmittelbar firmen, zu dessen lateinischem Vorbild auch Firma und Firmament gehören; ein… …

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  • 7FIRM — may refer to: *Center for Community Change *Flood Insurance Rate Map * Foreign Investment Risk Matrixee also*Firm …

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  • 8firm us — index constant (adjective), constant (noun), durable, firm, irrefutable, resolute, solid (sound) …

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  • 9firm — firm, österr. auch f’erm <aus lat. firmus »fest, stark, beständig« bzw. it. fermo, dies aus lat. firmus> bes. in der Verbindung in etwas firm sein: [in einem bestimmten Fachgebiet, Bereich] sicher, sattelfest, beschlagen sein …

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  • 10Firm — (v. lat.), 1) fest; 2) durch Übung sicher; 3) sorgfältig …

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