stock company

• Empresa cujo capital social é dividido em ações que podem ser compradas e vendidas por acionistas; geralmente uma sociedade anônima ou corporação.

A company whose ownership is divided into shares of stock that can be bought and sold by shareholders, typically a corporation.

1. Joint-stock companyB2formal

   A company whose capital is divided into shares that can be bought and sold by shareholders.

   Sociedade anônima

   • The stock company issued new shares to raise capital.
   • Investors bought stock in the stock company during the IPO.
   • The board of directors manages the stock company's operations.

2. Repertory theatre companyB2formalbritish

   A theatre company that performs a repertoire of plays, often with a permanent group of actors.

   companhia de repertório

   • The stock company performed Shakespeare's plays all season.
   • She joined a stock company to gain acting experience.
   • The local stock company put on a new production every month.