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business entity definitons?

Here are some common ones. This might help you know what they mean and how to get them out in English.
We're really not that interested in the legal distinctions between them (we like languages, remember?), but ask us if you just have to know and we can explain.

Sociétés de Capitaux

➔ Companies
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Société par Actions (Canada)

is the same as

Compagnie (Québec)

➔ JSC - Joint Stock Company
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SA - Société Anonyme

➔ P.L.C. - Public Limited Company (UK)
➔ JSC - Joint Stock Company (United States)
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SAS - Société Anonyme Simplifiée

➔ Simplified Joint Stock Company (United States)
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SARL - Société à Responsabilité Limitée (France)

is the same as

SPRL - Société Privée à Responsabilité Limitée (Belgium)

➔ Ltd. - Private Limited Company (UK)
➔ LLC - Limited Liability Company (United States)
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Société en Commandite par Actions

➔ Partnership Limited by Shares

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