Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

s corporation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
s -cor-po-ra-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A closely held corporation that makes a valid election to be taxed by the federal government.

American usage

Etymology

S refers to Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.

Usage

Inflected Forms

S corporations (plural) S corp. (alternative)

Phrases

C corporation

Frequently Paired Words

C corporation

Questions

What does s corporation mean?
A closely held corporation that makes a valid election to be taxed by the federal government.
Where does s corporation come from?
S refers to Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.

How to pronounce s corporation

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