private company

noun

, British.

a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.

private company

a limited company that does not issue shares for public subscription and whose owners do not enjoy an unrestricted right to transfer their shareholdings Compare public company

First recorded in 1905–10

Should it even be up to a private company to influence government policy?

After 57 years of continuous operation, the theater closed, was sold to a private company, and scheduled for demolition.

And if conservatives are against the private company in the case of Chipotle, are they suddenly for government?

I'd prefer that this hypothetical healthcare Sam Walton be a private company operating in a competitive marketplace.

Kia: Male Fantasy Year: 2012 Ad Meter Score: 7.75 Kellogg Grade: B Share Price Change: 0.95 percent* *Private company 18.

While the islands were leased to a private company the beaches were patrolled by riflemen.

On the other hand, I never yet heard of a private company seeking a franchise without doing so more or less openly.

The government does not try to compel you to write letters any more than the private company tries to compel you to send packages.

I have never found in England a private company having any inspection whatsoever of dangerous industries.

On the other hand, the work of a private company on the line leading towards Manchuria is making little headway.

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