"corporatespeak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: corporate + -speak Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corporate|speak}} corporate + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} corporatespeak (uncountable)
  1. (informal, derogatory) The jargon used within business and corporations. Tags: derogatory, informal, uncountable Translations (jargon used within business): kantoortaal [feminine] (Dutch), bisnesjargon (Finnish), jargon d’entreprise [masculine] (French), korpomowa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-corporatespeak-en-noun-RHxWnfFn Disambiguation of 'jargon used within business': 82 18
  2. (informal, derogatory) The highly formal language used in advertisements and public relations-related statements from corporations. Tags: derogatory, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-corporatespeak-en-noun-t-QWJRey Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -speak Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -speak: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bizspeak, corporatese, corpspeak Related terms: managerese

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