joint-stock company
joint–stock company
nounDefinition of JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
: a company or association consisting of individuals organized to conduct a business for gain and having a joint stock of capital represented by shares owned individually by the members and transferable without the consent of the group
First Known Use of JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
1776
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