closely-held

  • 1closely held — close·ly held / klōs lē held/ adj: having most stock shares and corporate voting rights in the hands of a few shareholders Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. closely held …

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  • 2closely-held — adj. owned by a relatively few shareholders; of business organizations; as, a closely held corporation. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3closely held — A corporation whose voting stock is owned by only a few shareholders. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * closely held ˌclosely ˈheld adjective [only before a noun] FINANCE in the US, a closely held company is one that does not have many… …

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  • 4closely held — adjective Date: 1946 having most stock shares and voting rights in the hands of a few < a closely held business > …

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  • 5closely-held — adjective owned by a relatively few shareholders a closely held corporation • Similar to: ↑owned …

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  • 6closely held — adjective : having most stock shares and voting rights in the hands of a few a closely held business …

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  • 7closely held corporation — n: close corporation at corporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 8Closely Held Shares — The shares in a publicly traded company held by a small number of shareholders, who are either directly affiliated with the company or management, or are majority stakeholder. Closely held shares are not publicly traded in the same manner as&#8230; …

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  • 9closely held company — A company who has a small group of controlling shareholders. In contrast, a widely held firm has many shareholders. It is difficult or impossible to wage a proxy battle for any closely held firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * closely held&#8230; …

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  • 10Closely Held Corporation — Any company that has only a limited number of shareholders. Closely held corporation stock is publicly traded on occasion, but not on a regular basis. These entities differ from privately owned firms that issue stock that is not publicly traded.&#8230; …

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