Meaning & use
corporately
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Meanings
adverb
In a way that relates to a whole company or large organization, rather than to individual people.
Grammar: Modifies a verb or adjective: the decision was made corporately.
Patterns
- act corporately
- be organized corporately
- decide something corporately
The branch managers acted corporately to standardize customer service.
All employees are corporately responsible for the company's reputation.
The charity is funded corporately by several large banks.
adverb
In a way that involves several companies or businesses working together as a group.
Grammar: Often used with verbs like sponsor, fund, or invest.
Patterns
- sponsor something corporately
- invest corporately
- be funded corporately
The stadium was built with money provided corporately by local firms.
They decided to sponsor the event corporately rather than as individuals.
Several startups joined corporately to bid for the government contract.
Common combinations
- act corporately
- The stores acted corporately to lower prices across the region.
- be funded corporately
- The research project is funded corporately by three tech giants.
- corporately owned
- Most of the farmland here is corporately owned.
- sponsor something corporately
- They chose to sponsor the marathon corporately.
Synonyms and how they differ
- collectively
- Use collectively for any group of people or things; corporately specifically suggests a business or company context.
- as a company
- This phrase is more informal and direct; corporately sounds more formal and is common in business writing.
Opposites
Word family
- corporate adjective
- Relating to a company or large business.
- corporation noun
- A large company or group of companies.
- corporatism noun
- The control of a state or organization by large business interests.
Commonly confused: corporately or cooperatively?
corporately vs cooperatively
Cooperatively means working helpfully together; corporately means doing something as a company or business.
Practice
The company decided to donate to the charity ______ rather than letting each employee give separately.
Choose one answer.
The adverb 'corporately' describes how the donation was made—as a company. 'Corporate' is an adjective and cannot modify the verb 'donate'; 'corporation' is a noun; 'cooperatively' means working together helpfully, which does not fit the business context here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “corporately”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.