public limited company

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpublic limited company (plural public limited companies)

plural public limited companies · alternative initialism PLC

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公共有限公司, 股份有限公司
  • 公共有限公司 (gōnggòng yǒuxiàn gōngsī)publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
  • 股份有限公司 (gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī)publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Dutch naamloze vennootschap
  • naamloze vennootschappublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Finnish julkinen osakeyhtiö
  • julkinen osakeyhtiöpublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
French société anonyme
  • société anonymepublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
German Aktiengesellschaft
  • Aktiengesellschaftpublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Greek ανώνυμη εταιρεία
  • ανώνυμη εταιρεία (anónymi etaireía)publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Hungarian nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság
  • nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaságpublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Italian società anonima, società per azioni
  • società anonimapublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
  • società per azionipublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Japanese 公開有限責任株式会社
  • 公開有限責任株式会社publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Malay syarikat awam berhad
  • syarikat awam berhadpublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Polish spółka akcyjna
  • spółka akcyjnapublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Portuguese sociedade anónima
  • sociedade anónimapublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Russian откры́тая публи́чная компа́ния с ограни́ченной отве́тственностью
  • откры́тая публи́чная компа́ния с ограни́ченной отве́тственностью (otkrýtaja publíčnaja kompánija s ograníčennoj otvétstvennostʹju)publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Spanish sociedad anónima
  • sociedad anónimapublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Swedish publikt aktiebolag
  • publikt aktiebolagpublicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Ukrainian відкри́та публі́чна компа́нія з обме́женою відповіда́льністю
  • відкри́та публі́чна компа́нія з обме́женою відповіда́льністю (vidkrýta publíčna kompánija z obméženoju vidpovidálʹnistju)publicly traded limited liability company — see also joint-stock company
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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