public company

noun

, British.

1. a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.

public company

noun

1. a limited company whose shares may be purchased by the public and traded freely on the open market and whose share capital is not less than a statutory minimum; public limited company Compare private company

public company

1. A company that sells shares in itself to the public to raise capital . When a previously privately owned company offers shares, it is said to “go public.”

Example Sentences

Having served on public company boards, growth-stage businesses and Series A startups, an observation I have made in boards that are later stage are more about financial analysis and governance.

From TechCrunch

Such a regulator would be constantly rethinking the role of a public company and public markets and their obligation not just to investors but to other constituencies.

From Washington Post

Look no further than some of the largest public companies in the space.

From Digiday

Until now, SPACs were usually a means of taking public companies that “perhaps weren’t ideally suited for a primetime IPO,” like online gambling or marijuana businesses, Buyer says.

From Fortune

Online retailer Wish fell 16% in its trading debut Wednesday, in a more muted start to life as a public company than for DoorDash and Airbnb last week.

From Fortune

They want the access to capital of a public company, but they want to maintain the control of a private company.

From The Daily Beast

It's difficult to be the director of a public company if you're over 70.

From The Daily Beast

And most crucial looking forward, what is the new succession plan for this public company—and will it be better?

From The Daily Beast

AOL, even after its spinoff from Time Warner in 2009, remains a public company.

From The Daily Beast

We have another name to add that most rarefied group of public-company CEOs in America: the $1 Club.

From The Daily Beast

I had met Mr. De Berenger in public company, but was on no terms of intimacy with him.

From Project Gutenberg

Exeter Hall has been erected by subscription, by a public company established for the purpose.

From Project Gutenberg

That is a private subject, Major, upon which I should prefer not to discourse before this very public company.

From Project Gutenberg

This Pier was opened by a public company, July 13th, 1858, which has since dissolved.

From Project Gutenberg

In England a corporation is a public company or limited liability company.

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