plural entities
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: something that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
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: an organization (such as a business or governmental unit) that has an identity separate from those of its members
Examples of entity in a Sentence
One division of the company was broken off as a separate entity.
the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity
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Despite all this, Kelly Moore claims that on Jan. 3, Brooks sent Drue Moore a letter purportedly terminating his involvement with Winthrop and its affiliated entities.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Dollar Tree, an excellent operator, bought Family Dollar, a terrible entity, for almost $9 billion a decade ago.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
And yet the funding bill passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump earlier this month included $535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that disburses funds to 1,500 local radio and TV stations.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The privacy policy states that if users’ data is sold as part of a bankruptcy or acquisition, the same provisions will apply to that personal information under the new entity.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Dollar Tree, an excellent operator, bought Family Dollar, a terrible entity, for almost $9 billion a decade ago.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
And yet the funding bill passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump earlier this month included $535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that disburses funds to 1,500 local radio and TV stations.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The privacy policy states that if users’ data is sold as part of a bankruptcy or acquisition, the same provisions will apply to that personal information under the new entity.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Entity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entity. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈent-ət-ē 
plural entities
: something existing or thought of as existing as a separate and independent thing
Medical Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈen(t)-ət-ē
plural entities
: something (as a disease or condition) that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
whether the common cold is an entity has been debated—Year Book of Medicine
Year Book of MedicineLegal Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈen-ti-tē
plural entities
: an organization (as a business or governmental unit) that has a legal identity which is separate from those of its members see also alter ego, instrumentality, juridical person, legal person, pierce
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