publicly held

publicly held definition - finance
Refers to a company whose outstanding shares are not held by private owners, but rather by public investors, who may buy and sell shares on the open securities markets.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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