► 名詞
企業 [(1)きぎょう] meaning: business rank: 2
☆ 中小企業 ⇨ Mid and small companies (☛ Usually refers to business entities as a group)
☆ 彼は大企業に勤めている ⇨ He works for a big corporation (☛ Usually refers to business entities as a group)
More examples:
- 中小企業の経営者 ⇨ Entrepreneurs of small and mid-sized businesses
 - 市は企業を誘致している ⇨ The city is trying to attract companies
 - 大企業、例えばトヨタは… ⇨ A big company, Toyota for example, is …
 - 国営企業 ⇨ A state-owned, state-run, company
 - 彼は企業の支援を受けている ⇨ He receives sponsorship from companies
 - 彼は世界的企業をゼロから築いた ⇨ He has built a world-class corporation from zero
 - 社員には企業秘密の守秘義務がある ⇨ Employees are obliged to protect corporate secrets
 - 政治家と企業の癒着 ⇨ (Illegal, immoral) connections between politicians and businesses
 - グループ内の企業全ての売上げを総計した額 ⇨ The totaled amount of the sales figures of all the company in the group
 - 民間企業 ⇨ A private corporation
 - 施設の運営は私企業が代行している ⇨ The management of the facility is done by a private company
 - 私企業は全て利潤を追求している ⇨ All private businesses pursue profits
 - 街の再開発計画の一環で小企業の援助がされている ⇨ There have been aids for small business as a part of the town redevelopment plan
 - 日本の「サラリーマン」とは企業で事務職をしている人達のことだ ⇨ Japanese “salary man” refers to office workers in corporations
 - 企業買収 ⇨ A corporate acquisition