What is another word for stock corporation?
Pronunciation: [stˈɒk kˌɔːpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA) 
A stock corporation is a type of business entity that issues stocks or shares of ownership to its investors or shareholders. Other terms used to describe this type of corporation include publicly-traded corporation, public company, or joint-stock company. These terms all refer to corporations that are owned by shareholders who can buy or sell their shares freely on stock exchanges. Other related terms include limited liability company, for-profit corporation, and business corporation. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to describe a company that has issued shares of stock to investors in exchange for ownership stakes in the business.
