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close corporation

[ klohs ]
/ kloʊs /

noun

closed corporation.

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Origin of close corporation

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby close corporation

Close, but no cigar, close-by, close call, close communion, close company, close corporation, close-cropped, closed, closed anesthesia, closed book, closed-captioned
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British Dictionary definitions for close corporation

close corporation
/ (kləʊs) /

noun

Southern African a small private limited companyAbbreviation: c.c.
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