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–noun

1.	a partnership or association for carrying on a business.

2.	the name or title under which associated parties transact business: the firm of Smith & Jones.

[Origin: 1565–75; < Sp firma signature (hence, legal name of a partnership, etc.), n. deriv. firmar to sign < L firmāre to strengthen, confirm, deriv. of firmus firm¹

]

—Synonyms 1. company, business, concern, house.

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–adjective

1.	not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.

2.	securely fixed in place.

3.	not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice.

4.	not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief.

5.	steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends.

6.	indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression.

7.	not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes fol. by up): to firm up one's hold on something.

9.	to steady or fix (sometimes fol. by up): to firm up prices.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to become firm or fixed (sometimes fol. by up): Butter firms by churning.

11.	(of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes fol. by up): Stock prices firmed again today.

–adverb

12.	firmly: He stood firm.

[Origin: 1300–50; < L firmus; r. ME ferm < MF < L

]

—Related forms

firmly, adverb

firmness, noun

—Synonyms 1. Firm, hard, solid, stiff are applied to substances that tend to retain their form unaltered in spite of pressure or force. Firm often implies that something has been brought from a yielding state to a fixed or elastic one: An increased amount of pectin makes jellies firm. Hard is applied to substances so resistant that it is difficult to make any impression upon their surface or to penetrate their interior: as hard as a stone. Solid is applied to substances that without external support retain their form and resist pressure: Water in the form of ice is solid. It sometimes denotes the opposite of hollow: a solid block of marble. Stiff implies rigidity that resists a bending force: as stiff as a poker. 2. fast, stable, immovable. 4. established, confirmed. 5. determined, immovable, staunch, reliable.

—Antonyms 1. yielding, soft.

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	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	Cite This Source
Main Entry:	firm
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	Unyielding to pressure or force.
Synonyms:	hard, incompressible, solid
Source:	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	Cite This Source
Main Entry:	firm
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence.
Synonyms:	constant, determined, resolute, steadfast, steady, stiff, tough, unbending, uncompromising, unflinching, unwavering, unyielding
Source:	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	Cite This Source
Main Entry:	firm
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	In a definite and final form; not likely to change.
Synonyms:	certain, fixed, flat, set
Source:	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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