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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The combined entity will become the eighth-largest bank covered by government deposit insurance, the Fed said.
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Chris Prentice and Saeed Azhar, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
This year, the two entities solicited corporations to donate $75,000 to $200,000 in sponsorships with the promise of on-campus branding and logo displays typically banned due to concerns of private gain spurred by taxpayer dollars.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
The shortest answer to this question is that a violin and a fiddle are structurally the same instrument, but it can certainly be argued that a fiddle is its own entity.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Although the entities are in the same industry, the five organizations have rarely collaborated until now because of differences in business and objectives.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
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Chris Prentice and Saeed Azhar, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
This year, the two entities solicited corporations to donate $75,000 to $200,000 in sponsorships with the promise of on-campus branding and logo displays typically banned due to concerns of private gain spurred by taxpayer dollars.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
The shortest answer to this question is that a violin and a fiddle are structurally the same instrument, but it can certainly be argued that a fiddle is its own entity.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Although the entities are in the same industry, the five organizations have rarely collaborated until now because of differences in business and objectives.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entity
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“Entity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entity. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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