Corpus (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The main part of an organ or other bodily structure.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Hypernyms

• Piece

Meaning ²

Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it.

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Examples

• The corpus of the trust fund was invested in stocks and bonds, generating a steady income for the beneficiaries.
• The charity's endowment corpus was valued at $10 million, providing a significant source of annual funding for its programs.
• The investor's goal was to preserve the corpus of her portfolio, rather than risking it in pursuit of higher returns.
• The foundation's corpus was established through a large bequest, and its income was used to support scholarships and research grants.
• The trust agreement specified that the corpus was to be distributed to the heirs only after the income had been paid out for a period of 10 years.

Synonyms

• Principal
• Principal Sum

Hypernyms

• Capital

Meaning ³

A collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Hypernyms

• Accumulation
• Aggregation
• Assemblage