listed company
listed company — 名詞
1. a business whose shares are available for the public to buy and sell on a stock
上市公司
股票公開上市的公司
a business whose shares are available for the public to buy and sell on a stock exchange
Devika invested in a listed company that makes electric vehicle batteries.
Devika 投資了一家生產電動車電池的上市公司。
invested in a listed company — common verb + object pattern
To become a listed company, a business must meet strict rules about reporting its finances.
要成為上市公司，企業必須遵守嚴格的財務申報規定。
to become a listed company — infinitive of purpose
The directors of a listed company must act in the best interests of its shareholders.
上市公司的董事必須以股東的最大利益為行事方針。
Gabriel sold his shares in the listed company when the stock price reached its highest point.
Gabriel 在這家上市公司的股價達到最高點時賣出了他的股票。
Many listed companies on the London Stock Exchange pay dividends to their investors twice a year.
倫敦證券交易所的許多上市公司每年向投資者發放兩次股息。
- public company
Common in British English; often used interchangeably with 'listed company', though some public companies may not be listed on an exchange.
- publicly traded company
The standard term in American English for a company whose shares trade on a public exchange.
- quoted company
Used primarily in the UK; 'quoted' refers to the stock price being published on an exchange.
- private company
A company whose shares are owned by a small group of people and not traded publicly.
- unlisted company
A company that is not listed on any stock exchange, though it may still trade shares privately.
文法句型
a/the listed company
listed company + verb (singular)
用法筆記
Only a company that has passed the listing requirements of a recognised stock exchange can be called a listed company. The term is most common in British English; American English often uses "publicly traded company" instead.