
[Middle English ferm, from Old French, from Latin firmus.]
firmly firm'ly adv.
[Italian firma, from firmare, to ratify by signature, from Medieval Latin firmāre, from Latin, to confirm, from firmus, firm.]
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adjective
noun
Definition: inflexible
Antonyms: flexible, loose, slack, soft, supple, weak, yielding
adj
Definition: stable, unmoving
Antonyms: inconstant, moving, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, wavering
adj
Definition: unalterable, definite
Antonyms: alterable, changeable, indefinite, irresolute
In neoclassical economics, an ordered, autonomous, rational independent unit which utilizes the factors of production to produce goods and services. Revenue is kept high enough to cover costs and to generate profit. In Marxist analysis, a complex organization embodied in a logic of accumulation, driven to increase profits by avoiding the costs of community or environmental degradation, exploiting labour, and manipulating interactions with governments and unions. In organization theory, multiple dimensions of corporations and management actions, compromising to secure satisfactory, rather than optimal, results. Economic geographers are interested in the nature of a firm (more usually termed an ‘enterprise’), including the dimensions of gender, sexuality, corporate culture, and cultural embeddedness, and its locating factors, including institutional thickness.
A business organization, such as a corporation, limited liability company or partnership. Firms are typically associated with business organizations that practice law, but the term can be used for a wide variety or business operation units.
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To press down the soil after planting, in order to eliminate air pockets and to secure the plant in place.
When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.
— Denis Waitley (1933 - ). Author, speaker, poet and lyicist.
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Term used to describe the relative flexibility of toothbrush bristles; determined by bristle thickness and height.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - fast, stiv, støt
v. tr. - stramme, stampe fast, stadfæste, stive af
v. intr. - blive fast, stivne, rette sig op
adv. - fast
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2.
n. - firma, gruppe, bande
Nederlands (Dutch)
hard, vast, vaststaand, stabiel, stevig, flink, kordaat, standvastig, vastmaken, in elkaar drukken, harder worden, verbeteren, versterken, vaststellen, firma
Français (French)
1.
adj. - dur, en forme, solide, résistant, robuste, énergique, fort, ferme, tenace, définitif, (Fin) ferme (un marché)
v. tr. - stabiliser, raffermir
v. intr. - se stabiliser, (Fin) se stabiliser, se raffermir
adv. - fermement, avec fermeté
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2.
n. - entreprise, firme, société, cabinet (d'avocat, d'architecte)
Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - fest, stabil, entschlossen
v. - verstärken, abschließen
adv. - fest, sicher
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2.
n. - Firma
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εμπορικός οίκος, εταιρεία (κν. φίρμα)
adj. - αμετακίνητος, σταθερός, αυστηρός, ακλόνητος, σφιχτοδεμένος, γερός, στέρεος
v. - σταθεροποιώ/-ούμαι
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Italiano (Italian)
ditta, duro, fresco, fisso, solido, sodo, robusto, forte, fermo
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - firma (f)
adj. - firme
v. - firmar
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Русский (Russian)
фирма, крепкий, твердый, непоколебимый, строгий, решительный, непреклонный, прочный, укреплять, застывать
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Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - firme, fijo, estable, sólido, fuerte, enérgico, vigoroso, resuelto, constante, tenaz
v. tr. - asegurar, afianzar, adquirir solidez
v. intr. - fijarse, afirmarse
adv. - fijamente, firmemente
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2.
n. - casa, empresa, firma, razón social
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - handelsfirma
adj. - säker, fast, ståndaktig (bildl.)
v. - fästa, göra fast, bli fast (solid)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 稳固的, 结实的, 牢固的, 坚定的, 坚决的, 使稳固, 使确定下来, 使牢固, 变牢固, 变坚实, 稳固地, 牢固地
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2. 商号, 公司, 商行
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 穩固的, 結實的, 牢固的, 堅定的, 堅決的
v. tr. - 使穩固, 使確定下來, 使牢固
v. intr. - 變牢固, 變堅實
adv. - 穩固地, 牢固地
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2.
n. - 商號, 公司, 商行
한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 굳은 , 견고한
v. tr. - 굳히다
v. intr. - 안정되다
adv. - 확고한 방법으로, 결정된 방법으로
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2.
n. - 상회, 상사, 회사
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 堅い, 堅固な, しっかり固定した, しっかりした, 断固とした, 変わらない, 安定した, 確固とした
adv. - しっかりと, 堅固に
n. - 商会
v. - 固くする, 安定させる
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شركه , مؤسسه (صفه) ثابت , قوي , نهائي , حازم (فعل) يرسخ , يوطد , يترسخ
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חזק, איתן, יציב, קשה, מוצק, תקיף
v. tr. - מיצק, ייצב, נטע בחוזקה
v. intr. - התייצב בחוזקה, נעשה בטוח
adv. - חזק, איתן, יציב, קשה, מוצק, תקיף, מיצק, הקריש, ייצב, חברה, עסק מסחרי, פירמה
n. - חברה, עסק מסחרי, פירמה
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