- something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity
- The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity.
- These countries can no longer be viewed as a single entity.
- Hip-hop is a major commercial entity now (= it is a business, not just a type of music).
- A corporation is a separate legal entity and it shields you from personal liability for its debts.
Extra Examples- Church and empire were fused in a single entity.
- The two companies will combine to form a new entity.
- Each subsidiary of the company will be treated as a single entity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- discrete
- distinct
- independent
- …
- create
- form
- become
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a thing's existence): from French entité or medieval Latin entitas, from late Latin ens, ent- ‘being’ (from esse ‘be’).
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