empresa
company
noun em-PREH-sah Common
Origin: From empresa (undertaking), from Italian impresa, from imprendere (to undertake).
Also means
enterprise
Usage Note
Empresa refers to a business enterprise or company (una empresa familiar — a family business). It also retains the sense of 'undertaking' in formal or literary contexts. The person who runs or founds one is an empresario/a (entrepreneur, businessman/woman). Don't confuse with compañía, which overlaps in meaning but is also used for theatre companies and keeping someone company (hacerle compañía).
Examples
"La empresa abrió una nueva sede."
Natural Translation
The company opened a new headquarters.
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