"privately held" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} privately held (not comparable)
  1. Of a corporation or other business, owned by a small number of people, and not having shares of ownership sold via a stock exchange or other public market. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: closely held Related terms: publicly held

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