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Definition of entity - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
businessTECH. organization or business with a separate legal existenceTECH.
- The subsidiary operates as an independent entity from the parent company..
2.
philosophysomething with distinct and independent existence
- The company is a separate legal entity.
3.
databasesTECH. unit of data in a databaseTECH.
- Each entity in the database has a unique ID.
4.
supernaturalRare spirit or ghostRare
- They believed the house was haunted by an entity.
Expressions with entity
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something that can be seen or touched
A rock is a physical entity.
distinct and independent existence
The subsidiary operates as a separate entity from the parent company.
organization from another country operating outside its home nation
The company partnered with a foreign entity to expand into Asia.
system or structure that is indivisible and uniform
The corporation operated as a monolithic entity, with no room for individual input.
territory governed by a political authority
The United Nations recognizes it as a political entity.
organization recognized by law as having rights and responsibilities
The corporation was established as a legal entity last year..
organization created or controlled by government to provide services for people
The local water authority is a public entity funded by taxes.
business organization that legally buys and sells goods or services
The new trading entity will handle all online sales for the group.
something that exists only in the mind
Love is an abstract entity that we all feel.
region defined by geographical and political characteristics
The United Nations recognizes it as a geopolitical entity.
unique name or code used to tell one specific entity from others
Each customer record has an entity identifier in the database.
computer task that finds important names and categories in written language
Named entity recognition helps find people and places in long documents.
company that exists only on paper
The shell entity was used to hide assets.
Origin of entity
Latin, entitas (being)
Terms with entity included in their meaning
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political entity
politically organized body of people under one government
vague reference
object or entity not precisely named
mathematics
the number 1000 as a distinct entity
authority
under the control of a specified entity
political entity
large group of territories under a single sovereign authority
single entity
relating to a single person or thing
storytelling role
entity relating events within fiction, whether depicted as person or persona
media production
entity that produces and distributes books, music, or software
finance
owe money to someone or an entity
business context
person or entity sharing business responsibilities
communication
information needed to reach a person or entity
finance
owing money to someone or an entity
financial document
statement of taxes owed by an individual or entity
unity
joined into a single entity or group
technology
webpage or screen showing main information about a specific user or entity
commerce
entity buying goods to sell them again
structure
the makeup of a substance or entity
services
entity paying for services of workers
investment entity
financial institution that invests money on behalf of clients
legal
legal entity with rights and obligations
plan of action
course or principle of action adopted by an entity
business
entity supplying a service or commodity
external entity
relating to someone not directly involved
unity
operating as a single entity
Examples of entity in a sentence
Each entity must comply with the regulations. In metaphysics, an entity is considered fundamental. Each entity in the database has a unique identifier. The entity was updated with new information. Developers added a new entity to the database schema. An entity appeared in the old photograph.
They sensed an entity in the dark room.
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- French:entité, être, ...
- German:Unternehmen, Entität, ...
- Italian:entità, elemento, ...
- Spanish:entidad, ente, ...
- Portuguese:entidade, ser, ...
- Chinese:实体, 个体, ...
- Japanese:法人, 実体, ...
- Arabic:كِيَان, وجود مستقل, ...
- Hebrew:יְשׁוּת מִשְׁפָּטִית, יֵשׁוּת, ...
- Russian:организация, сущность, ...
- Ukrainian:суб'єкт господарювання, сутність, ...
- Hindi:विधिक इकाई, सत्ता, ...
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