Definition of proprietary company
1
: a corporation owning all or a controlling number of the shares of another corporation
2
: a company owning land that it leases or sells to other corporations
3
British
: a privately owned company the shares of which are not offered to the public : close corporation
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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