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joint-stock companies

joint-stock companies is the plural of joint-stock company.

Meaning of joint-stock company

Noun

joint-stock company (plural joint-stock companies)

  1. (UK) A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.
  2. (US) A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.

Questions about joint-stock companies

What is joint-stock companies the plural of?
Joint-stock companies is the plural of joint-stock company.

Words near joint-stock companies in the dictionary

  1. joint ventures
  2. joint will
  3. joint wills
  4. joint-stock bank
  5. joint-stock banks
  6. joint-stock companies
  7. joint-stock company
  8. joint-stool
  9. joint-stools
  10. jointage
  11. jointages

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