public limited company

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public limited company

noun public limited companies · PLC

  1. A publicly traded limited liability company in the United Kingdom and some other jurisdictions.

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noun publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company

Españolsociedad anónima
日本語公開有限責任株式会社
中文公共有限公司 gōnggòng yǒuxiàn gōngsī, 股份有限公司 gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Portuguêssociedade anónima
Françaissociété anonyme
DeutschAktiengesellschaft
Italianosocietà anonima, società per azioni
Ελληνικάανώνυμη εταιρεία anónymi etaireía

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@misc{public_limited_company_2026,
  title = {public limited company},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/public%20limited%20company},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}