public limited liability company

noun

A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.

Meanings

nounpublic limited liability company (plural public limited liability companies)

plural public limited liability companies

  1. A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.

Translations

Czech akciová společnost
  • akciová společnostpublicly traded company
Dutch Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid, BV
  • Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheidpublicly traded company
  • BVpublicly traded company
Finnish julkinen osakeyhtiö, oyj
  • julkinen osakeyhtiöpublicly traded company
  • oyjpublicly traded company
French Société publique avec responsabilité limitée, SPRL
  • Société publique avec responsabilité limitéepublicly traded company
  • SPRLpublicly traded company
German Aktiengesellschaft
  • Aktiengesellschaftpublicly traded company
Malay berhad
  • berhadpublicly traded company
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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