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private company
noun
, British.
- a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
private company
noun
- a limited company that does not issue shares for public subscription and whose owners do not enjoy an unrestricted right to transfer their shareholdings Compare public company
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Word History and Origins
Origin of private company1
First recorded in 1905–10
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