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private company

[ˈpraɪvət ˈkʌmpəni]
nounpl: private companies
empresa privada
1. A business organization owned by private individuals or groups rather than by the state or public, with shares not traded on public stock exchanges
The startup was a private company before its IPO.
A startup era uma empresa privada antes de sua abertura de capital.
2. A corporation whose ownership is restricted and not available to the general public
Most family businesses operate as private companies.
A maioria dos negócios familiares funciona como empresas privadas.
Synonyms
privately held companyprivate enterpriseclosed corporation
Antonyms
public companypublicly traded companystate-owned enterprise

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
empresa privada
Standard term used in business and legal contexts
São Paulo
empresa privada
Common in financial and corporate sectors
Portugal
empresa privada
Standard usage in Portuguese business terminology
General Brazilian
sociedade privada
Alternative formal term in legal documents

Related Idioms & Phrases

go private - to convert from a public company to a private company
keep it private - to maintain private ownership rather than going public
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