corporation : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
  closed corporation; private corporation; close corporation.
  

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• a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies.

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• noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
  closed corporation; private corporation; close corporation.
  

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• noun stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
  

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• noun that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations
  

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• noun a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
  FDIC.
  

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• noun a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
  Freddie Mac; FHLMC.
  

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• noun a United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank
  IFC.
  

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• noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
  closed corporation; private corporation; close corporation.
  

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• noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
  closed corporation; private corporation; close corporation.
  

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• noun a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
  public utility company; public utility; utility.
  

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• noun a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
  shell entity.
  

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• noun an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services
  trust company.
  

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