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Pty Ltd

Pty Ltd adjective: proprietary Limited, a type of company that has one or more shareholders and in which the number of shareholders is limited.

Adjective

Pty Ltd (not comparable)

  1. (Australia, South Africa) Proprietary Limited, a type of company that has one or more shareholders and in which the number of shareholders is limited.
    • Both companies stem from the formation in 1926 of the Australian Cream Tartar Company Pty Ltd to undertake the manufacture of cream of tartar and tartaric acid.1967, Donald T. Brash, American Investment in Australian Industry, page 312
    • In CA Henschke & Co v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd, the applicant (the proprietors of the Hill of Grace wine) made allegations under ss 52 and 53 of the Act concerning the respondent′s Hill of Gold wine.2003, Caron Beaton-Wells, Proof of Antitrust Markets in Australia, page 207

Forms of Pty Ltd

alternative South Africa(Pty) Ltd

Questions about Pty Ltd

What does Pty Ltd mean?
Pty Ltd means proprietary Limited, a type of company that has one or more shareholders and in which the number of shareholders is limited.
What part of speech is Pty Ltd?
Pty Ltd is an adjective.

Words near Pty Ltd in the dictionary

  1. PTWI
  2. PTWs
  3. PTX
  4. PTXs
  5. Pty
  6. Pty Ltd
  7. ptyalagogue
  8. ptyalagogues
  9. ptyalin
  10. ptyaline
  11. ptyalins

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