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JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does joint-stock company mean?
• JOINT-STOCK COMPANY (noun)
The noun JOINT-STOCK COMPANY has 1 sense:
1. a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
Familiarity information: JOINT-STOCK COMPANY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("joint-stock company" is a kind of...):
company (an institution created to conduct business)
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