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umbrella company

umbrella company noun: a company that acts as an employer to fixed-term contractors, usually through an employment agency.

Noun

umbrella company (plural umbrella companies)

  1. (UK) A company that acts as an employer to fixed-term contractors, usually through an employment agency.

Forms of umbrella company

pluralumbrella companies

Questions about umbrella company

What does umbrella company mean?
Umbrella company means a company that acts as an employer to fixed-term contractors, usually through an employment agency.
What part of speech is umbrella company?
Umbrella company is a noun.
What is the plural of umbrella company?
The plural of umbrella company is umbrella companies.

Words near umbrella company in the dictionary

  1. umbrella ants
  2. umbrella bird
  3. umbrella birds
  4. umbrella cockatoo
  5. umbrella companies
  6. umbrella company
  7. umbrella cover
  8. umbrella covers
  9. umbrella crab
  10. umbrella fern
  11. umbrella ferns

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