close corporation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of close corporation
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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He wants to borrow money from the bank and put up the stock of his close corporation as collateral.
From The Price by Lynde, Francis
The other six, the ones who seem to admire Miss Walbert, are another close corporation.
From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Lester, Pauline
"Is it a close corporation, so that new partners can not be added?" asked Mr. Stewart, of Nevada.
From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by Barnes, William Horatio
Let us bind ourselves by Tolstoy; let us agree to loosen ourselves by Nietzsche; but, in any case let us agree to love our neighbour on the principle of a close corporation.
From Personality in Literature by Scott-James, Rolfe Arnold
In 1709 the Portuguese government made Recife a separate city—a step which was bitterly resented by the Brazilians and especially by the close corporation of native families who controlled the Olinda municipal government.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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