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joint-stock company |
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joint-stock company 1. Brit a business enterprise characterized by its separate legal existence and the sharing of ownership between shareholders, whose liability is limited 2. US a business enterprise whose owners are issued shares of transferable stock but do not enjoy limited liability How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tupman and the spinster aunt established a joint-stock company of fish and flattery. I'll form a Joint-Stock Company, And turn an honest pound or so. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. |
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