close corporation

noun

: a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded but held by a few persons (such as those in management)

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So in the real world, people in your line of work either have or create an LLC, a loan-out corporation, a close corporation, an entity for the production. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025 With very rare exceptions (such as Nevada's close corporation statute), charging orders are not authorized by statutes of a corporate nature, which includes Ohio professional associations. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of close corporation was circa 1902

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“Close corporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20corporation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

close corporation

see corporation

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