Also means
companionship
Usage Note
Compagnie covers both the business sense (a company or firm) and the social sense of being in someone's company (tenir compagnie à quelqu'un = to keep someone company). En compagnie de means 'in the company of'. The phrase fausser compagnie à quelqu'un means to give someone the slip or to leave without warning.
Examples
"Il travaille pour une grande compagnie."
Natural Translation
He works for a large company.
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