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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPublicly traded company
/ˈpʌb.lɪk.li ˈtreɪ.dɪd ˈkʌm.pə.ni/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A corporation whose ownership is distributed among general public shareholders via freely traded shares of stock on public exchanges.
"The tech giant became a publicly traded company after its initial public offering last year." - 2
An enterprise subject to strict regulatory disclosure and transparency requirements because its securities are held by external investors.
"As a publicly traded company, they are required to publish quarterly financial reports."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'public' (derived from Latin publicus, meaning of the people), 'trade' (from Middle English trade, meaning path or track, later commerce), and 'company' (from Old French compagnie). The specific compound emerged in modern financial terminology during the 20th century alongside the expansion of stock exchanges and widespread retail shareholding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Publicly traded company" is said worldwide
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société cotée en bourse
Transliteration: sosijete kote en bours
"Cette entreprise est devenue une société cotée en bourse."
börsennotiertes Unternehmen
Transliteration: bœʁsn̩noˈtiːɐ̯təs ʊntɐˈneːmən
"Das Start-up hat sich in ein börsennotiertes Unternehmen verwandelt."
società quotata
Transliteration: società quotata
"La ditta è ora una società quotata in borsa."
empresa cotizada
Transliteration: empresa kotizada
"La compañía se convirtió en una empresa cotizada el año pasado."
empresa de capital aberto
Transliteration: empresa de kapital aberto
"Eles transformaram o negócio em uma empresa de capital aberto."
सार्वजनिक लिमिटेड कंपनी
Transliteration: sarvajanik limited company
"यह संगठन अब एक सार्वजनिक लिमिटेड कंपनी है।"
上市公司
Transliteration: shàngshì gōngsī
"这家科技企业已经发展成为一家上市公司。"
상장회사
Transliteration: sangjanghoesa
"그 회사는 성공적으로 상장회사가 되었습니다."
上場企業
Transliteration: jōjō kigyō
"その企業は成長して上場企業になりました。"
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