joint-stock company
noun/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstɒk kʌmpəni/
/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstɑːk kʌmpəni/
(business)- a company that is owned by all the people who have shares in it
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joint-stock company
Definition of joint-stock company noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary