Phrase guide

joint-stock company

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: business, finance, law

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: business, finance, law

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: company

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Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shoqëri aksionare — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Arabic: شَرِكَة مُسَاهِمَة (šarikat musāhima) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Arabic: شَرِكَة ذَات أَسْهُم (šarikat ḏāt ʔashum) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Arabic: شَرِكَة أَمْوَال مُسَاهِمَة (šarikat ʔamwāl musāhima) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Armenian: բաժնետիրական ընկերություն (bažnetirakan ənkerutʻyun) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Azerbaijani: səhmdar cəmiyyəti — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Belarusian: акцыяне́рнае тавары́ства (akcyjanjérnaje tavarýstva) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Belarusian: акцы́йнае тавары́ства (akcýjnaje tavarýstva) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Belarusian: АТ — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Bengali: যৌথ মূলধন ব্যবসা (jōuth muldhon bêbśa) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Bulgarian: акционе́рно дру́жество (akcionérno drúžestvo) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合股公司 (hégǔ gōngsī) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 股份公司 (gǔfèn gōngsī) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Czech: akciová společnost — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Danish: aktieselskab — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Dutch: naamloze vennootschap — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Esperanto: akcia kompanio — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Esperanto: akcia societo — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Estonian: aktsiaselts — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Finnish: osakeyhtiö — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • French: société par actions — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • French: société anonyme — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • French: SA — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • French: SPA — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Georgian: სააქციო კომპანია (saakcio ḳomṗania) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Georgian: სააქციო საზოგადოება (saakcio sazogadoeba) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • German: Aktiengesellschaft — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • German: AG — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Greek: ανώνυμη εταιρεία (anónymi etaireía) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Hindi: संयुक्त पूँजी कम्पनी (sãyukt pūñjī kampanī) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Hungarian: részvénytársaság — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Hungarian: rt. — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Icelandic: hlutafélag — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Indonesian: perusahaan saham bersama — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Italian: società per azioni — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Italian: S.p.A. — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Japanese: 株式会社 (kabushiki gaisha) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Kazakh: акционерлік қоғам (aksionerlık qoğam) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Korean: 주식회사 (jusikhoesa) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Kyrgyz: акционердик коом (aktsionerdik koom) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Latvian: akciju sabiedrība — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Lithuanian: akcinė bendrovė — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Luxembourgish: Société anonyme — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Luxembourgish: Aktiëgesellschaft — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Macedonian: акционе́рско друштво (akcionérsko društvo) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Malay: syarikat saham bersama — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Mongolian: хувьцаат компани (xuvʹcaat kompani) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aksjeselskap — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Iranian Persian: شِرْکَتِ سِهامی (šerkat-e sehâmi) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Polish: spółka akcyjna — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Portuguese: empresa de capital aberto — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Romanian: societate pe acțiuni — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Russian: акционе́рное о́бщество (akcionérnoje óbščestvo) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Russian: АО (AO) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Serbo-Croatian: акционарско друштво — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Serbo-Croatian: дионичко друштво — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Serbo-Croatian: деоничарско друштво — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Serbo-Croatian: akcionarsko društvo — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Serbo-Croatian: dioničko društvo — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Serbo-Croatian: deoničarsko društvo — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Slovak: akciová spoločnosť — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Slovene: delniška družba — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Spanish: sociedad anónima — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Spanish: sociedad por acciones — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Swedish: aktiebolag — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Swedish: AB — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Tajik: ҷамъияти саҳҳомӣ (jam'iyat-i sahhomi) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Tajik: ширкати саҳҳомӣ (širkat-i sahhomi) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Turkish: anonim şirketi — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Turkish: AŞ — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Ukrainian: акціоне́рне товари́ство n АТ (akcionérne tovarýstvo) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Urdu: مُشْتَرَکَہ سَرْمایَہ کی کَمْپَنی (muśtaraka sarmāya kī kampanī) — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Uzbek: aksiyadorlar jamiyati — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Vietnamese: công ty cổ phần — company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability — see also public limited company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合股公司 (hégǔ gōngsī) — company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 股份公司 (gǔfèn gōngsī) — company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • Esperanto: akcia kompanio — company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • Esperanto: akcia societo — company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • Finnish: avoin yhtiö — company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability
  • Polish: spółka akcyjna — company with transferable ownership and unlimited shareholder liability