private company

pri·vate com·pa·ny

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Definitions of private company words

noun private company a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription. 1
noun private company econ: shares not public 1
noun private company a limited company that does not issue shares for public subscription and whose owners do not enjoy an unrestricted right to transfer their shareholdings 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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