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Definition of joint-stock company noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

joint-stock company

noun
 
/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstɒk kʌmpəni/
 
/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstɑːk kʌmpəni/
(business)
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  1. a company that is owned by all the people who have shares in it
See joint-stock company in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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