Meaning & use
company provided
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a noun
given or paid for by the company you work for, rather than by you yourself
Grammar: Comes before a noun, often with a hyphen: company-provided car. It is not used after a verb, where you would say provided by the company.
Patterns
- company-provided something
- company-provided equipment
Every new manager gets a company-provided laptop and phone.
The staff moved into company-provided apartments near the factory.
He was told that company-provided meals would be available at the site.
Common combinations
- company-provided vehicle
- She uses a company-provided vehicle for sales visits.
- company-provided insurance
- The job comes with company-provided insurance.
- company-provided training
- All new hires complete company-provided training.
- company-provided equipment
- You must return all company-provided equipment when you leave.
Synonyms and how they differ
- employer-provided
- Means the same but focuses on the employer rather than the company; common in formal HR writing.
- work-supplied
- Similar meaning, but more informal and used mainly for tools and materials.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: company provided or company-sponsored?
company provided vs company-sponsored
Company-sponsored means the company pays for or supports an event or activity; company-provided means the company gives the item itself to workers.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
As a compound adjective before a noun, 'company-provided' takes a hyphen, so option B is correct. Option C is wrong because the hyphen is missing before the noun. Options An and D repeat 'by the company' unnecessarily and are not natural.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “company provided”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.