sole proprietorship

noun

A business that is wholly owned by a single person, who has unlimited liability.

Meanings

nounsole proprietorship (countable and uncountable, plural sole proprietorships)

plural sole proprietorships

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA business that is wholly owned by a single person, who has unlimited liability.

Translations

Bulgarian еднолично дружество
  • еднолично дружество (ednolično družestvo)business
Chinese Mandarin 個體戶 /个体户
  • 個體戶 /个体户 (gètǐhù)business
Finnish yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja
  • yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittajabusiness
German Alleininhaberschaft, Alleineigentümerschaft
  • Alleininhaberschaftbusiness
  • Alleineigentümerschaftbusiness
  • Einzelinhaberschaftbusiness
Hungarian magánvállalkozás
  • magánvállalkozásbusiness
Polish jednoosobowa działalność gospodarcza
  • jednoosobowa działalność gospodarczabusiness
Portuguese empresa unipessoal, sociedade unipessoal
  • empresa unipessoalbusiness
  • sociedade unipessoalbusiness
  • empresa individualbusiness
Spanish empresa individual, sociedad unipersonal
  • empresa individualbusiness
  • sociedad unipersonalbusiness
Swedish enskild firma
  • enskild firmabusiness
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sole proprietorship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sole%20proprietorship. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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