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professional corporation
noun
: a corporation organized by one or more licensed individuals (such as a doctor or lawyer) especially for the purpose of providing professional services and obtaining tax advantages
Examples of professional corporation in a Sentence
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The major challenge for us is that the Kaiser Permanente program is made up of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, which is centered in Oakland, California, and is a not-for-profit, and all of the Permanente Medical Groups, each of which is an independent professional corporation.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
This is why the business really needs to be run as a professional corporation in order to grow.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
Manhattan Gastroenterology is registered as a professional corporation with the state of New York, which means it is owned by doctors.
—Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 25 Dec. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of professional corporation was
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“Professional corporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professional%20corporation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
professional corporation
noun
: a corporation organized by one or more licensed individuals (as a doctor, dentist, or physical therapist) especially for the purpose of providing professional services and obtaining tax advantages
—abbreviation PC
Legal Definition
professional corporation
see corporation
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