private corporation — ➔ corporation * * * private corporation UK US noun [C] US ► FINANCE a company that is owned by one person or a small group of people, for example a family, and whose shares are not traded on a stock market: »The business is a private corporation… … Financial and business terms
private corporation — Public and private corporations. A public corporation is one created by the state for political purposes and to act as an agency in the administration of civil government, generally within a particular territory or subdivision of the state, and… … Black's law dictionary
private corporation — Public and private corporations. A public corporation is one created by the state for political purposes and to act as an agency in the administration of civil government, generally within a particular territory or subdivision of the state, and… … Black's law dictionary
private corporation — corporation owned and run by a private individual … English contemporary dictionary
private corporation — noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market • Syn: ↑closed corporation, ↑close corporation, ↑privately held corporation • Hypernyms: ↑corporation, ↑corp • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
corporation — cor·po·ra·tion /ˌkȯr pə rā shən/ n [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from corpor corpus body]: an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals… … Law dictionary
private — pri·vate adj 1 a: intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person or group or class of persons: not available to the public a private park b: not related to, controlled by, or deriving from the state a private school 2 a: owned by or … Law dictionary
corporation — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (9) The term corporation (A) includes (i) association having a power or privilege that a private corporation, but not an individual or a partnership, possesses; (ii) partnership association organized under a law … Glossary of Bankruptcy
corporation — An artificial person or legal entity created by or under the authority of the laws of a state. An association of persons created by statute as a legal entity. The law treats the corporation itself as a person which can sue and be sued. The… … Black's law dictionary
corporation — An artificial person or legal entity created by or under the authority of the laws of a state. An association of persons created by statute as a legal entity. The law treats the corporation itself as a person which can sue and be sued. The… … Black's law dictionary
