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empresa

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “empresa” mean in English?

  1. the company

    the company (fem)

Example sentences

  • Trabajo en una empresa grande.

    I work at a big company.

  • La empresa contrata personal nuevo.

    The company hires new staff.

  • Mi empresa está en el centro.

    My company is downtown.

How to use it

Empresa means 'company' / 'business'. Feminine: la empresa. Plural empresas. Distinct from negocio (a business deal or small enterprise).

Common mistake

Empresa is the legal entity / company. Negocio can mean a deal, a small business, or 'commerce'. Use empresa for the corporate-sized entity.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.