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
“The DB-NYSE deal would be better for the market and for customers, so economically it would make more sense,” said Christian Muschick, an analyst at Silvia Quandt & Cie. in Frankfurt.
From BusinessWeek • Apr. 1, 2011
Michelin & Cie. climbed 2.2 percent as the world’s second- largest tiremaker announced that full-year profit exceeded analysts’ projections.
From BusinessWeek • Feb. 11, 2011
During World War II Switzerland's Heberlein and Co., and France's Billion et Cie. were trying to find a way to make ersatz wool.
From Time Magazine Archive
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She also has a queer penchant for stealing boards, betrays some connection with a firm, Celeste et Cie. of Bond Street, and knows some German words.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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