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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business business organization business firm business concern businesses business organisations company business organizations companies business organisation enterprise firm business firms business concerns firms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business airline <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirlineCompany</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKSgQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TransportationCompany_Provider</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirlineCompany</a> is a business that operates airplanes to transport goods or people in exchange for money. AirlineCompany CurrencyExchangeCompany currency exchange A company that exists to perform instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvaus1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CurrencyExchange</a>. The collection of all major companies. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKv8OJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MajorCompany</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r5XR_DpX-QdecYYD_ncIdVg" class="cyc_term">ExistenceDependentIntermittentCollection</a>. MajorCompany major company The collection of all small businesses. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. small business SmallBusiness chemical plant organization ChemicalPlant-Organization A instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwI3GYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BusinessTypeByActivityType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rH-FDpGqmQdeSpah8RhKGPg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalPlant_Organization</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> employed in trade or manufacturing chemical substances. ManufacturingCompany manufacturing company A collection of organizations; a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjvI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ManufacturingOrganization</a>. An element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjvXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ManufacturingCompany</a> is a manufacturer that is also a company in its own right. (See <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>.) This collection excludes manufacturers which are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi_v5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subOrganizations</a> of some larger <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjvI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ManufacturingOrganization</a>. AnimalBreeder-Business Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvXwoLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBreeder_Business</a> is a business that cares for animals, usually of a certain type, allows them to produce offspring, and sells those offspring. animal breeder A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj20pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionCompany</a> is an organization whose main function (see the constant <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViMgZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">actsInCapacity_MainFunction</a>) is constructing or remodeling buildings, houses, dams, bridges, or other construction artifacts (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>). ConstructionCompany construction company energy production company CommercialEnergyCompany The collection of commerical businesses that are involved in the sale, transport, or trade of engegy or energy related things A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAzZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleSiteLocalOrganizationWithClients</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjliJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ServiceEstablishment</a> is a local, commercial service organization with a single physical location. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjliJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ServiceEstablishment</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjyg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Restaurant_Organization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj-R5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShoeRepairShop</a>. ServiceEstablishment commercial service establishment TravelDiscounter-Business The collection of all travel discounters. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwRhGXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TravelOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv2tOypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TravelDiscounter_Business</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwI3GYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BusinessTypeByActivityType</a>. travel discounter tanneries A specializaton of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjvI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ManufacturingOrganization</a>. Tanneries are organizations that produce leather (or instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwDNtapwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hide_Product</a>, generally) from animal skins. Tannery-Organization RealEstateFirm real estate firm The collection of all real estate firms. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwM8CPZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RealEstateOrganization</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv3UBfZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RealEstateFirm</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwI3GYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BusinessTypeByActivityType</a>. InAdministration in administration The financial state of being in Administration. When a company in financial difficulty is put into administration, an administrator is appointed to run the company so that its debt can be paid off in an orderly fashion. CommercialFarmOrganization Farms which raise either livestock or crops for profit. commercial farm SoftwareVendor A collection of businesses. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_2oMpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoftwareVendor</a> is a firm that produces computer software for clients or for retail sale. software company health maintenance organization A business which provides health-care for a fixed, regular fee rather than on a per-use basis. This organization typically has a network of doctors, hospitals, pharmacies which participate. Other health-care-providers' fees are not included in the premiums. HealthMaintenanceOrganization ConsultingFirm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services. All ConsultingFirms employ <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP3EHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Consultant</a>s, but usually employ people in other capacities as well. business that does some consult SportsFranchise The collection of sports franchises, commercial organizations whose business revolves around promoting and improving a specific sports team. sports franchise A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwjW5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HoldingCompany</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rmP1OMpN0EdqAAAACs40hRg" class="cyc_term">CommercialHoldingCompany</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> that exists primarily to own controlling interests in other <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s. commercial holding company CommercialHoldingCompany incorporated business A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LargeIncorporatedBusiness</a> is a relatively large (e.g., having at least several hundred employees) business corporation. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSTpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LargeIncorporatedBusiness</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjpYJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChainOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUbpDZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MultinationalCorporation</a>. LargeIncorporatedBusiness <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVju15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AutoDealership</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi__5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RetailStore</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwU2papwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TransportationOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVju15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AutoDealership</a> is an establishment (an organization located at one site) that sells automobiles and other types of road vehicles to consumers. car dealership AutoDealership ImportExportOrganization A collection of organizations. An element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ImportExportOrganization</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkIT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DistributionOrganization</a> whose <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViMgZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">actsInCapacity_MainFunction</a> is to import and/or export goods. It may also sell the goods (see specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkIkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SellingOrganization</a>), or it may simply sell its services as a distributor. import/export organization The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> that are not subsidiary organizations. IndependentBusiness independent company live music venue LiveMusicVenue-Organization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVijq5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EntertainmentOrRecreationOrganization</a>. Each instance of #$LivemusicVenue-Organization is an organization that provides a venue for live musical performances for its patrons. The collection of all technology companies. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZznmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TechnologyOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_QItpk1AQdmXyb0GoTXPSA" class="cyc_term">TechnologyCompany</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwI3GYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BusinessTypeByActivityType</a>. technology company TechnologyCompany (ProductionIndustryTypeFn Music) the music industry USBusiness The collection of all businesses having their official residence in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. U.S. business A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjZ_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PubliclyHeldCorporation</a> is an incorporated business whose stock (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVivc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Stock</a>) is traded publicly on some stock exchange or other public securities market. Businesses that are not traded publicly are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV2ZnpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivatelyHeldCorporation</a> (q.v.). publicly held corporation PubliclyHeldCorporation The Boyd's Collection, Ltd. TheBoydsCollectionLtd-Business A company that makes and sells teddy bears and rabbits. Photo equipment store at MLK and Guadalupe in Austin; example db owner for Cyccess. Studtman Photo StudtmanPhoto Peabody Holding Co. Peabody Group is one of the largest private sector coal producers in the world and owns and operates mines in the United States and in Australia. Peabody Group is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. and its homepage can be found at: http://www.peabodygroup.com/PHCIHome.html . PeabodyHoldingCo Del Monte DelMonte MNZAssociates Business MNZAssociates-Business General Sekiyu GeneralSekiyu CNLP CNLP mp3.com Mp3com Chase Manhattan Bank ChaseManhattanBank KennecottEnergyCo Kennecott Energy Co A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> that keeps a database of registered clients who it verifies are adults when one of them tries to enter an adult-only <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvz7_25wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WorldWideWebSite</a> that is registered as an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwINNkJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AdultCheckWebSite</a> (#$Baxter 8/12/99). AdultCheck Adult Check Florida National Bank Florida National Bank, the parent company. FloridaNationalBank Lexmark Lexmark-TheCompany Mitsui Oil Exploration MitsuiOilExploration Ogden Bioservices OgdenBioservices MitsubishiOil Mitsubishi Oil TheFranklinMintInc The Franklin Mint WarnerBrothers Warner Brothers Cabelas-TheCompany Cabela's Ducati Ducati-TheCompany EsteeLauder-TheCompany Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Mustek MustekComputerCompany Levi Strauss And Company LeviStraussAndCompany The Motley Fool MotleyFool-Organization An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. This company produces information about finances to help people make decisions. MobilSekiyu Mobil Sekiyu Novalogic NovaLogic MCC MCC-TheCompany A wholly-owned subsidiary of Cephalon, Inc., that makes cancer drugs. SalmedixInc Salmedix, Inc. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia MarthaStewartLivingOmnimedia USX-Corporation USX Siemens siemens VivendiUniversal Vivendi Universal <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBJYJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nikken</a> is a company engaged in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvms3dJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MultiLevelMarketingActivity</a>. Nikken Nikken AdinCorporation AdIn Research, Inc DaylightTrading-Business Daylight Trading JanesCombatSimulations Jane's Combat Simulations WorldFusion World Fusion FidelityInvestments The investment firm FMR Corp., otherwise known as Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments JapanPetroleumExploration Japan Petroleum Exploration. Napster Napster THQInc THQ Inc Consol Energy Inc. ConsolEnergyInc Renaissance Cruises RenaissanceCruises PublishersClearingHouse-Organization Publishers Clearing House MediaX MediaX Vanguard-TheCompany the Vanguard Group, Inc. ShowaShellSekiyu Showa Shell Sekiyu An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvX6JR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lladro_CommercialOrganization</a> makes high-quality porcelain figurines. Lladro Lladro-CommercialOrganization WesternVeterinarySupply veterniary supply company in Austin. An example db owner for Cyccess. Western Veterinary Supply IndonesiaPetroleumLtd Indonesia Petroleum Ltd. MetLife MetLife ArcoCoalCo ARCO Coal Co. Sodeco Sodeco TopwareInteractive TopWare Interactive Fubu Fubu-TheCompany 1-800-Flowers An online flower store. 1-800 Flowers Zeigler Coal Holding Co. ZeiglerCoalHoldingCo MGM Mirage MGMMirage A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> (q.v.). Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a collection that is temporally stuff-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a>) but physically-spatially object-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a>) -- i.e. object-like with respect to some physical-spatial part-whole predicate (e.g. some specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r8a2smPXcQdiEoJhcx65EiQ" class="cyc_term">properPhysicalDecompositions</a>). Consider the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Further, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is temporally stuff-like: any one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a> of a given copy <code>COPY</code> of (say) "Moby Dick" is still a copy of "Moby Dick". (Most collections of tangible objects are temporally stuff-like in this way.) But <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is spatially object-like: if we take a scalpel and slice <code>COPY</code> into ten pieces, each piece is not a copy of "Moby Dick". So <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>. ExistingObjectType type of object A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> is an organization whose primary goal is to generate a profit for its owners, usually through the buying and selling of goods or services. A given instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> may also be an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>, or it may merely be a sub-organization of some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>. CommercialOrganization commercial organization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString organizations by business profit nature organization topic OrganizationsByBusinessProfitNature-Organization-Topic The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_4bScKNtQdiVw7XtX-HN0Q" class="cyc_term">ClarifyingCollectionType</a> that are used by the #$KRAKEN application to resolve natural language ambiguities. KE clarifying collection type KEClarifyingCollectionType A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business