职场新人必备：“公司”词汇知多少

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1. Company
　　公司
　　An organization that operates a business as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other entity.
　　通过独资、合伙、合资或其它形式经营的组织。
　　2. Sole Proprietorship
　　独资
　　A type of company in which all profits and liabilities flow through to an individual.
　　由一名个人独立享有全部利润并承担全部债务的公司类型.
　　3. Partnership
　　合伙
　　A type of company in which all profits and liabilities are shared by more than one person.
　　利润由多人分享，债务由多人承担连带责任的公司类型。
　　4. DBA - (Doing Business As)
　　DBA
　　When a business conducts its activities using a name other than that of its principal owners.
　　使用所有人之外的名称开展业务的行为。
　　5. Privately-owned Corporation
　　私有公司
　　A company whose stock is held by a limited number of individuals and cannot be bought or sold through a stock exchange.
　　由一定数量的个人控股的公司，不能通过证券交易所交易。
　　6. Publicly-owned Corporation
　　公有公司
　　A company whose stock is listed on a stock exchange and is usually owned by a large number of individual shareholders.
　　股票在证交所上市的公司，通常有大量私人股东。
　　7. Corporate Charter
　　公司章程
　　A document that establishes the existence of a corporation and whose bylaws set organizational and procedural guidelines for its operation.
　　确立公司成立并规定公司运营的组织结构和过程的文件。
　　8. Shareholder
　　股东
　　The owner of a share of stock in a company.
　　持有一定数量公司股份的人。