joint-stock company
noun
: 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
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Nowhere were free wage labor markets a norm, nor free land markets, nor capital markets, and there were no banks, stock markets, or joint-stock companies.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
The East India Company evolved into a permanent joint-stock company in 1657.
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Caroline Elkins,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
The very land on which Congress now sits was first colonized by theVirginia Company of London, a joint-stock company chartered by King James I and his fellow shareholders.
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Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò,
The New Republic,
3 Apr. 2020
In the 18th century the joint-stock company created bubbles, before going on to make large-scale business possible in the 19th century.
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The Economist,
3 Oct. 2019
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
The East India Company evolved into a permanent joint-stock company in 1657.
—
Caroline Elkins,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
The very land on which Congress now sits was first colonized by theVirginia Company of London, a joint-stock company chartered by King James I and his fellow shareholders.
—
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò,
The New Republic,
3 Apr. 2020
In the 18th century the joint-stock company created bubbles, before going on to make large-scale business possible in the 19th century.
—
The Economist,
3 Oct. 2019
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“Joint-stock company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint-stock%20company. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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