Cie.
Americanabbreviation
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Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage
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Companion of the Indian Empire
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(in the Irish Republic) Coras Iompair Eireann
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Etymology
Origin of Cie.
From the French word Compagnie
Example Sentences
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Even the formidable C. Aubrey Smith, as the gruff chairman of Colet & Cie., never crosses her directly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Spain’s Actividades de Construccion & Servicios SA retreated 2.2 percent to 32.02 euros, while Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe’s biggest supplier of building materials, lost 2.2 percent to 44.29 euros.
From BusinessWeek • May 17, 2011
Michelin & Cie. climbed 2.6 percent as the world’s second- largest tiremaker announced that full-year profit exceeded analysts’ projections.
From BusinessWeek • Feb. 11, 2011
By these services and by drawing French capital into U.S. enterprises, says Morgan Guaranty President Thomas Gates, Morgan & Cie. "may have substantial beneficial effect on the U.S. balance of payments."
From Time Magazine Archive
The next year, 1829, the first French patent on a coffee mill was issued to Colaux & Cie. of Molsheim.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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