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    PLC
    public limited company.
  • plc
    plc
    abbreviation
    public limited company See also limited

PLC

American  
British.
  1. public limited company.


plc British  

abbreviation

  1. public limited company See also limited

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Next PLC NXT 2.97%increase; green up pointing triangle raised its sales and profit targets for the year after a stronger-than-expected first quarter, and said it hopes to offset higher costs stemming from the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

BP PLC shares decreased 5.6% in premarket trading after the company suspended share buybacks to strengthen its balance sheet.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

The study was supported by LivaNova, PLC, the developer and manufacturer of the Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy system.

From Science Daily Jan. 20, 2026

But it was denounced as a "rebellion" by the head of the PLC, Rashad al-Alimi, who said the STC's separatist push threatened to fracture Yemen and plunge the region into chaos.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

Shares of Arm Holdings PLC were climbing in Wednesday’s extended session after the chip maker reported its third consecutive quarter of more than $1 billion in revenue.

From MarketWatch Nov. 5, 2025

Experian, a subsidiary of Experian plc, a data and analytics company headquartered in Dublin, is one of the nation’s three largest credit bureaus along with Equifax and Transunion.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2025

The company said the administration process will be confined to the holding company, Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc, and the operational companies which run the yards are expected to continue trading.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2024

Stephen Sanderson, the chief executive of UK oil and gas plc - the company behind the Horse Hill project said the court's ruling was "perplexing".

From BBC Jun. 20, 2024

Phillips will be replaced Caroline Waterston, editor-in-chief of Reach plc, which owns The Mirror, on an interim basis.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2024

"BP plc announces that Bernard Looney has notified the Company that he has resigned as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect," BP said.

From Reuters Sep. 12, 2023

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