Meanings
adjectivepublicly held (not comparable)
- not comparablelawOf a corporation or other business entity: owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.
Antonyms: privately held, closely held
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a corporation or other business entity: owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.
Opposite
Translations
Finnish listattu, pörssilistattu
- listattuwith shares traded through a stock exchange
- pörssilistattuwith shares traded through a stock exchange
Cite this entry
APA
publicly held. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicly%20held
MLA
“publicly held.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicly%20held. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “publicly held,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicly%20held.
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