股份公司 (gǔ fèn gōng sī) — joint-stock company; corporation (with shares)

Definition

A business whose capital is divided into tradable shares held by shareholders. Distinguish from the generic 公司 (any company): a 股份公司 is specifically the incorporated, share-issuing form.

noun

joint-stock companycorporation (with shares)

Measure word · 家

Examples

股份公司。
Zhè jiā gǔ fèn gōng sī zài niǔ yuē shàng shì le.
This joint-stock company was listed in New York.
股份公司。
gǔ fèn gōng sī De gǔ dōng měi nián kě yǐ fēn hóng.
Shareholders of a joint-stock company can receive dividends every year.
股份公司。
Tā men jué dìng bǎ gōng sī gǎi zǔ chéng gǔ fèn gōng sī.
They decided to restructure the company into a joint-stock company.

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