| British East India Company |
a British company that carried on trade with the East Indies from 1600 to 1874 under the sanction of a royal government charter. |
| closed-end investment company |
an investment company that issues a fixed number of shares in large blocks, at infrequent intervals, which are traded on an exchange. |
| company store |
a retail store operated as a monopoly by the same company that employs the local work force. |
| East India Company |
see "British East India Company." [2 definitions] |
| finance company |
a business institution involved in a wide range of financial loan activities, such as personal or small business loans or the purchasing of accounts receivable. |
| holding company |
a corporation that controls other companies, either partially or totally, by ownership of their stock. |
| investment company |
a company or trust that issues its own securities against the investments it makes in other companies. |
| joint-stock company |
a company organized like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for debts. |
| limited company |
(chiefly British) a company owned by shareholders who have only limited liability for the company's debts. |
| part company |
to terminate a friendship or association. |
| stock company |
a corporation whose capital is divided into shares of stock. [2 definitions] |
| trust company |
a company or corporation that acts as a trustee and often engages in other banking or commercial activities as well. |