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A form of business organization that falls between a corporation and a partnership. The company sells stock, and its shareholders are free to sell their stock, but shareholders are liable for all debts of the company.

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is a company that has some features of a corporation and some features of a partnership. This type of company has access to the liquidity and financial reserves of stock markets as a corporation, however, as in a partnership; the stockholders are liable for company debts and have additional restrictions of a partnership.

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A company in which members invest capital to be used jointly. The members receive a share of the profits according to the size of their investment.

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In some states, a form of general partnership with some of the features of a corpora-tion. Stockholders are legally liable for the debts of the company.

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a business association with fixed capital divided into negotiable shares and is approximately equivalent to an English public company

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a company the capital stock of which is divided into shares

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a legal entity whose capital is divided into a specified number of shares and which must have at least two shareholders

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a partnership in which the affairs of the business are conducted by officers chosen by the stockholders

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a special kind of partnership

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a type of business partnership in which the capital is formed by the individual conributions of a group of shareholder s

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An unincorporated business association with ownership interests represented by shares of stock.

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An organization that falls between the definitions of a partnership and corporation. This type of company issues stock and allows for secondary market trading, however, stockholders are liable for company debts.

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A joint stock company is a type of business partnership in which the capital is formed by the individual contributions of a group of shareholders. Certificates of ownership or stocks are issued by the company in return for each contribution, and the shareholders are free to transfer their ownership interest at any time by selling their stockholding to others.

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