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adj
Of a corporation or other business, owned by a small number of people, and not having shares of ownership sold via a stock exchange or other public market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: closely held
Antonyms: publicly held
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