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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAktiengesellschaft
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ak-tsi̯ən-ɡə-sɛl-ʃaft
"Das Unternehmen wurde als Aktiengesellschaft an der Börse registriert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A company whose shares are traded freely on a stock exchange and are held by the general public.
"The tech giant became a public corporation after its highly anticipated initial public offering." - 2
A state-owned enterprise established by a government to provide a public service or operate in a specific industry.
"The national broadcaster operates as a public corporation funded primarily through license fees and government grants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'public' derived from the Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people) and 'corporation' from the Latin 'corporatio' (body of people). Historically evolving in the 20th century, it came to designate business enterprises owned wholly or partly by the state, as well as companies whose stock is widely held by the general public.
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société anonyme
Transliteration: sos-jɛ-tɛ a-nɔ-nim
"Cette entreprise est devenue une société anonyme cotée en bourse."
Aktiengesellschaft
Transliteration: ak-tsi̯ən-ɡə-sɛl-ʃaft
"Das Unternehmen wurde als Aktiengesellschaft an der Börse registriert."
società per azioni
Transliteration: so-tʃɛ-ˈta per ak-ˈt͜sjɔ-ni
"La compagnia è stata trasformata in una società per azioni."
sociedad anónima
Transliteration: so-sje-dad a-ˈno-ni-ma
"La aerolínea nacional opera ahora como una sociedad anónima."
sociedade anónima
Transliteration: su-si-ˈda-dʒi a-ˈnõ-ni-mɐ
"A empresa expandiu-se após tornar-se uma sociedade anónima."
सार्वजनिक निगम
Transliteration: sarvajanik nigam
"यह सरकारी उद्यम एक सार्वजनिक निगम के रूप में पंजीकृत है।"
公众公司
Transliteration: gōngzhòng gōngsī
"这家科技初创公司计划明年转型为公众公司。"
주식회사
Transliteration: jusikhoesa
"그 회사는 성공적으로 주식회사로 전환되었습니다."
公開会社
Transliteration: kōkai kaisha
"その企業は株式を公開して公開会社になりました。"
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