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publicly held

publicly held adjective: of a corporation or other business entity: owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.

Adjective

publicly held (not comparable)

  1. Of a corporation or other business entity: owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.

Antonyms of publicly held

Questions about publicly held

What does publicly held mean?
Publicly held means of a corporation or other business entity: owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.
What part of speech is publicly held?
Publicly held is an adjective.

Words near publicly held in the dictionary

  1. publickations
  2. publicke
  3. publickly
  4. publicks
  5. publicly
  6. publicly held
  7. publicly-held
  8. publicness
  9. publics
  10. publification
  11. publifications

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