firm
Senso
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- A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- A business enterprise, however organized.
- (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/fɜɹm/
Etimologia
From Italian firma (“signature”), from firmare (“to sign”), from Latin firmāre (“to make firm, to confirm (by signature)”), from firmus (“firm, stable”). The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which. Doublet of dharma and dhamma. Other cognates include Russian держать (deržatʹ, “to hold”).
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