compañía

company

noun kohm-pah-NYEE-ah Common

Origin: From Late Latin compania, from com- (together) + panis (bread): those who share bread.

Also means

companionship

Usage Note

Compañía means both a business company (una compañía aérea = an airline) and the state of having company (hacerle compañía a alguien = to keep someone company). In formal business names it is abbreviated Cía.. Related: compañero/compañera (companion, partner, colleague).

Examples

"La compañía anunció nuevos empleos."

Natural Translation

The company announced new jobs.

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