publicly held

Adjective

Meaning

publicly held (not comparable)

(law) Of a corporation or other business entity: owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.

publicly-held (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of publicly held

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

publicly-held

Related terms

initial public offering public offering

Examples

Requiring governments to make all publicly held information and data available to people - thus giving citizens a powerful tool to expose corruption - is just one aspect of the accountability revolution that can be unleashed if the report's recommendations are implemented in full. Tawakkol Karman

The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests. Evan Bayh

Close letter words and terms

publicly accessible information publicly available data publicly available knowledge publicly known publicly known fact publicly owned forest