corporation vs close corporation

close corporation vs corporation

corporation and close corporation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corporation	Yes	No	No	No
close corporation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, close corporation is a hyponym of corporation; that is, close corporation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than corporation:

corporation: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
close corporation: a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market

Other hyponyms of corporation include conglomerate, empire, large cap, small cap, closed corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation, closely held corporation, shell corporation, shell entity, FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, FHLMC, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association, FNMA, Boy Scouts of America.

corporation (noun)	close corporation (noun)
slang for a paunch	a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

Difference between corporation and close corporation

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