joint-stock company

noun

A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.

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Meanings

nounjoint-stock company (plural joint-stock companies)

plural joint-stock companies

  1. UKbusinessA company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.
  2. USbusinessA company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.

Translations

Arabic شَرِكَة مُسَاهِمَة, شَرِكَة ذَات أَسْهُم
  • شَرِكَة مُسَاهِمَة (šarikat musāhima)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • شَرِكَة ذَات أَسْهُم (šarikat ḏāt ʔashum)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • شَرِكَة أَمْوَال مُسَاهِمَة (šarikat ʔamwāl musāhima)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Bengali যৌথ মূলধন ব্যবসা
  • যৌথ মূলধন ব্যবসা (jōuth muldhon bêbśa)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Bulgarian акционе́рно дру́жество
  • акционе́рно дру́жество (akcionérno drúžestvo)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Chinese Mandarin 合股公司, 股份公司
  • 合股公司 (hégǔ gōngsī)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • 股份公司 (gǔfèn gōngsī)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • 合股公司 (hégǔ gōngsī)company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • 股份公司 (gǔfèn gōngsī)company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
Czech akciová společnost
  • akciová společnostcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Danish aktieselskab
  • aktieselskabcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Dutch naamloze vennootschap
  • naamloze vennootschapcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Esperanto akcia kompanio, akcia societo
  • akcia kompaniocompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • akcia societocompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • akcia kompaniocompany with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • akcia societocompany with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
Estonian aktsiaselts
  • aktsiaseltscompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Finnish osakeyhtiö, avoin yhtiö
  • osakeyhtiöcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • avoin yhtiöcompany with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
French société par actions, société anonyme
  • société par actionscompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • société anonymecompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • SAcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • SPAcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
German Aktiengesellschaft, AG
  • Aktiengesellschaftcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • AGcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Greek ανώνυμη εταιρεία
  • ανώνυμη εταιρεία (anónymi etaireía)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Hindi संयुक्त पूँजी कम्पनी
  • संयुक्त पूँजी कम्पनी (sãyukt pūñjī kampanī)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Hungarian részvénytársaság, rt.
  • részvénytársaságcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • rt.company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Icelandic hlutafélag
  • hlutafélagcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Indonesian perusahaan saham bersama
  • perusahaan saham bersamacompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Italian società per azioni, S.p.A.
  • società per azionicompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • S.p.A.company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Japanese 株式会社
  • 株式会社 (kabushiki gaisha)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Korean 주식회사
  • 주식회사 (jusikhoesa)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Latvian akciju sabiedrība
  • akciju sabiedrībacompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Lithuanian akcinė bendrovė
  • akcinė bendrovėcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Malay syarikat saham bersama
  • syarikat saham bersamacompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Norwegian Bokmål aksjeselskap
  • aksjeselskapcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Polish spółka akcyjna, spółka akcyjna
  • spółka akcyjnacompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • spółka akcyjnacompany with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
Portuguese empresa de capital aberto
  • empresa de capital abertocompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Romanian societate pe acțiuni
  • societate pe acțiunicompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Russian акционе́рное о́бщество, АО
  • акционе́рное о́бщество (akcionérnoje óbščestvo)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • АО (AO)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Slovak akciová spoločnosť
  • akciová spoločnosťcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Spanish sociedad anónima, sociedad por acciones
  • sociedad anónimacompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • sociedad por accionescompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Swedish aktiebolag, AB
  • aktiebolagcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • ABcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Turkish anonim şirketi, AŞ
  • anonim şirketicompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • AŞcompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Ukrainian акціоне́рне товари́ство n АТ
  • акціоне́рне товари́ство n АТ (akcionérne tovarýstvo)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Urdu مُشْتَرَکَہ سَرْمایَہ کی کَمْپَنی
  • مُشْتَرَکَہ سَرْمایَہ کی کَمْپَنی (muśtaraka sarmāya kī kampanī)company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Vietnamese công ty cổ phần
  • công ty cổ phầncompany with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
Cite this entry
APA

joint-stock company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joint-stock%20company

MLA

“joint-stock company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joint-stock%20company. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joint-stock company,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joint-stock%20company.

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