joint-stock company

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joint-stock company

noun joint-stock companies

  1. UK A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.
  2. US A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.

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noun company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company

Españolsociedad anónima, sociedad por acciones
한국어주식회사 jusikhoesa
日本語株式会社 kabushiki gaisha
中文合股公司 hégǔ gōngsī, 股份公司 gǔfèn gōngsī
हिन्दीसंयुक्त पूँजी कम्पनी sãyukt pūñjī kampanī
Portuguêsempresa de capital aberto
Françaissociété par actions, société anonyme, SA, SPA
DeutschAktiengesellschaft, AG
Italianosocietà per azioni, S.p.A.
Ελληνικάανώνυμη εταιρεία anónymi etaireía
Românăsocietate pe acțiuni
Русскийакционе́рное о́бщество akcionérnoje óbščestvo, АО AO
Tiếng Việtcông ty cổ phần
العربيةشَرِكَة مُسَاهِمَة šarikat musāhima, شَرِكَة ذَات أَسْهُم šarikat ḏāt ʔashum, شَرِكَة أَمْوَال مُسَاهِمَة šarikat ʔamwāl musāhima

noun company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability

中文合股公司 hégǔ gōngsī, 股份公司 gǔfèn gōngsī

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@misc{joint_stock_company_2026,
  title = {joint-stock company},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joint-stock%20company},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}