different between relay vs company

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /??i?le?/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /?i?le?/, /??i?le?/
• Rhymes: -i?le?
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

relay (plural relays)

1. (hunting, rare) A new set of hounds. [from 15th c.]
2. (now chiefly historical) A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. [from 17th c.]
3. (by extension) A new set of anything.
4. A series of vehicles travelling in sequence. [from 18th c.]
5. (athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. Most common events are 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]
6. (electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• relay race

Translations

Verb

relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relayed)

1. (obsolete, intransitive, hunting) To release a new set of hounds. [15th-17th c.]
2. (transitive, now rare) To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another. [from 18th c.]
3. (intransitive, now rare) To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses. [from 19th c.]
4. (transitive) To pass on or transfer (information). [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

• (to relay a message): convey

Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? lay

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??i??le?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??i?le?/
• Rhymes: -i?le?
• Homophone: re-lay

Verb

relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relaid)

1. Alternative spelling of re-lay

Anagrams

• Arely, Arley, Early, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, leary

English

Alternative forms

• companie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mp(?)ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mp?ni/
• Hyphenation: com?pany

Noun

company (countable and uncountable, plural companies)

1. A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
   1. A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.

   2. (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
   3. A unit of firefighters and their equipment.

   4. (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
   5. (espionage, informal) An intelligence service.

2. A small group of birds or animals.
3. (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
4. (business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
5. (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
6. (uncountable) Companionship.

Synonyms

• (in legal context, a corporation): corporation
• (group of individuals with a common purpose): association, companionship, fellowship, organization, society
• (companionship): fellowship, friendship, mateship

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• accompany
• companion
• discompany

Descendants

• ? Hindi: ????? (kampn?)

Translations

Verb

company (third-person singular simple present companies, present participle companying, simple past and past participle companied)

1. (archaic, transitive) To accompany, keep company with.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To associate.
3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be a lively, cheerful companion.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

4. (obsolete, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
   • a. 1656, Joseph Hall, Epistle to Mr. I. F.

     companying with Infidels may not be simply condemned

Synonyms

• (to accompany): attend, escort, go with
• (to have sexual intercourse): fornicate, have sex, make love; see also Thesaurus:copulate

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /kom?pa?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kum?pa?/

Noun

company m (plural companys, feminine companya)

1. companion, colleague
2. partner, mate

Derived terms

• acompanyar

Related terms

• companyia

Further reading

• “company” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle English

Noun

company

1. Alternative form of companye