What does "privately held" mean?

Of a corporation or other business, owned by a small number of people, and not having shares of ownership sold via a stock exchange or other public market.

Privately held

Q: What is a synonym for "privately held"?

Common synonyms include: private capital, private company, private organization, private ownership, private wealth, privately owned.

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Adjective

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Of a corporation or other business, owned by a small number of people, and not having shares of ownership sold via a stock exchange or other public market. not-comparable
"Near-synonym: closely held (sometimes hyponymous)"

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private capital private company private organization private ownership private wealth privately owned

Antonyms

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state owned property

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"Near-synonym: closely held (sometimes hyponymous)"

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