"Co." meaning in English

See Co. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: co [alternative], co. [alternative], Co [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Co.
  1. Abbreviation of company (often used as "& Co." (and company)) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: company (extra: (often used as "& Co." (and company))) Translations (company): cie (French), Σία (Sía) [feminine] (Greek), שות׳ (Hebrew), Cia. (Portuguese), Ca. (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Co.-en-noun-jMNW9cxT Disambiguation of 'company': 59 41
  2. Abbreviation of county, alternative form of Co. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: county, alternative form of Co Related terms: LLC, PLC, Inc., Ltd., LLP
    Sense id: en-Co.-en-noun-KGNcmGSv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84
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          "ref": "2019 March 4, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2020:",
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          "_dis1": "59 41",
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          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
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          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "pt",
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          "_dis1": "44 56",
          "word": "LLC"
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          "_dis1": "44 56",
          "word": "PLC"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 56",
          "word": "Inc."
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "44 56",
          "word": "Ltd."
        },
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          "_dis1": "44 56",
          "word": "LLP"
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      "word": "Inc."
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      "word": "Ltd."
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "company",
      "word": "cie"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Sía",
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      ],
      "word": "Σία"
    },
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      "sense": "company",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "Cia."
    },
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      "sense": "company",
      "word": "Ca."
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