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ORG_0000003 - company
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.. topic:: Label

    company

.. topic:: Sub class of

    :doc:`doc-ORG_0000001`

.. topic:: Definition

    A legal entity of associated persons created for a specific purpose, typically commercial, in which excess revenue may be distributed to the company's owners.

.. topic:: Definition source

    See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company

.. topic:: Example

    BASF, The University of Phoenix, Facebook, Elsevier, Apple, Google, Amazon

.. topic:: Similar term in VIVO 1 Ontology

    http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#PrivateCompany

    http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#Company

.. topic:: Term editor

    Michael Conlon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-8447