ˌpublic ˈcompany BrE AmE noun [countable]
a company that offers its ↑ share s for sale on the ↑ stock exchange SYN public corporation American English
ˌpublic ˈcompany BrE AmE noun [countable]
a company that offers its ↑ share s for sale on the ↑ stock exchange SYN public corporation American English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012