Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Similar-Business-Entities

Hi everyone! Here is a list of the most common similar business entities. They comply different laws under different jurisdictions, so they are not the same, but similar.

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Sole Proprietorship

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Belarusian	Belarus	індывідуальны прадпрымальнік
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	samostalni preduzetnik	s.p.
Bulgarian	Bulgaria	едноличен търговец	ЕТ
Chinese	People's Republic of China	独资企业
Chinese	Hong Kong, Republic of China	獨資企業
Croatian	Croatia	obrt
Czech	Czechia	živnost
Danish	Denmark	enkeltmandsvirksomhed
Dutch	Belgium, Netherlands	eenmanszaak
English	Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Namibia	sole trader
English	Canada, Ghana, India, Singapore, South Africa, United States of America	sole proprietorship
English	Philippines	one-person corporation	OPC
Estonian	Estonia	füüsilisest isikust ettevõtja	FIE
Finnish	Finland	yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja
French	Belgium	entreprise individuelle
French	France	profession libérale		professional
French	Switzerland	raison individuelle	RI
German	Austria	eingetragenes Einzelunternehmen	e.U.
German	Germany, Switzerland	Einzelunternehmen
German	Germany	eingetragener Kaufmann/Kauffrau		entrepreneur
Hungarian	Hungary	egyéni vállalkozó	e.v.
Icelandic	Iceland	einstaklingsfyrirtæki
Indonesian	Indonesia	usaha dagang	UD
Italian	Italy	imprenditore
Italian	Switzerland	ditta individuale
Latvian	Latvia	individuālais komersants	IK
Lithuanian	Lithuania	individuali veikla
Modern Greek	Hellas	ατομικής επιχείρησης
Montenegrin	Montenegro	preduzetnik
Norwegian	Norway	enkeltpersonforetak
Polish	Poland	przedsiębiorca będący osobą fizyczną
Portuguese	Brazil	empresa individual
Portuguese	Portugal	sociedade unipessoal anónima	SUA
Romanian	Romania	persoana fizica autorizata	PFA
Russian	Belarus, Russia	индивидуальный предприниматель
Serbian	Serbia	предузетник
Slovak	Slovakia	živnosť
Slovenian	Slovenia	samostojni podjetnik	s.p.
Spanish	Colombia	empresa unipersonal	E.U.
Swedish	Finland, Sweden	enskild näringsidkare
Turkish	Türkiye	şahıs firması
Ukrainian	Ukraine	фізична особа підприємець	ФОП

Cooperative

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Amharic	Ethiopia	ህብረት ስራ ማህበራት
Chinese	People's Republic of China	合作社
Croatian	Croatia	zadruga
Dutch	Netherlands	coöperatie
Dutch	Belgium	coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid coöperatieve vennootschap met onbeperkte aansprakelijkheid	CVBA CVOA	limited unlimited
English	Canada, Namibia, Philippines	cooperative	Coop.
Finnish	Finland	osuuskunta	osk
French	Belgium	société coopérative à responsabilité limitée société coopérative à responsabilité illimitée	SCRL SCRI	limited unlimited
French	France	société coopérative de production	SCOP
French	Switzerland	société coopérative	Scoop
German	Germany	eingetragene Genossenschaft	e.G.
German	Switzerland	Genossenschaft
Hebrew	Israel	אגודה שיתופית
Hungarian	Hungary	szövetkezet	szöv.
Icelandic	Iceland	samvinnufélag	sv.
Indonesian	Indonesia	koperasi
Italian	Italy	società cooperativa a responsabilità limitata	S.c.r.l.	limited
Japanese	Japan	協同組合	協
Korean	Republic of Korea	협동조합	협
Norwegian	Norway	selskap med begrenset ansvar	BA	limited
Persian	Iran	شرکت تعاونی تولید و مصرف
Polish	Poland	spółdzielnia
Portuguese	Brazil, Portugal	cooperativa
Russian	Russia	кооператив
Slovak	Slovakia	družstvo
Swedish	Finland, Sweden	andelslag	Anl.
Turkish	Türkiye	kooperatif şirket	Koop.

Company

Private Limited Company

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Arabic	Tunisia	شّركة ذات مسؤوليّات محدودة	ش.م.م
Albanian	Albania, Kosovo	shoqëri me përgjegjësi të kufizuar	Sh.p.k.
Armenian	Armenia	Սահմանափակ Պատասխանատվությամբ Ընկերություն	ՍՊԸ
Azerbaijani	Azerbaijan	məhdud məsuliyyətli cəmiyyət	MMC
Belarusian	Belarus	общество с ограниченной ответственностью	ООО
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću	d.o.o.
Bulgarian	Bulgaria	дружество с ограничена отговорност	ООД
Chinese	Hong Kong, Republic of China	有限公司
Chinese	People's Republic of China	有限责任公司
Croatian	Croatia	društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću	d.o.o.
Czech	Czechia	společnost s ručením omezeným	s.r.o.
Danish	Denmark	anpartsselskab	ApS
Dutch	Netherlands	besloten vennootschap	bv
English	Australia	proprietary limited company	Pty. Ltd.
English	Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland	limited company	Ltd.
English	South Africa	private company	Pty Ltd
English	India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore	private limited company	Pte Ltd
English	United States of America, New Zealand	limited liability company	LLC Ltd
Estonian	Estonia	osaühing	OÜ
Finnish	Finland	osakeyhtiö	Oy
French	Algeria, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia	société à responsabilité limitée	SàRL S.à r.l.
German	Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland	Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung	GmbH
Hebrew	Israel	חברה בערבון מוגבל	בע"ם
Hungarian	Hungary	korlátolt felelősségű társaság zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság	kft. Zrt.	without stocks with stocks
Icelandic	Iceland	einkahlutafélag	ehf.
Indonesian	Indonesia	perseroan terbatas	PT
Italian	Italy	società a responsabilità limitata	S.r.l.
Japanese	Japan	合同会社	合
Korean	Republic of Korea	유한책임회사	유
Latvian	Latvia	sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību	SIA
Lithuanian	Lituania	uždaroji akcinė bendrovė	UAB
Macedonian	North Macedonia	друштво со ограничена одговорност	Д.О.О.
Malay	Brunei	شريکت سنديرين برحد
Malay	Malaysia	sendirian berhad	Sdn. Bhd.
Modern Greek	Hellas	Εταιρεία Περιορισμένης Ευθύνης	Ε.Π.Ε.
Mongolian	Mongolia	хязгаарлагдмал хариуцлагатай компани	ХХК
Persian	Iran	شرکت با مسئولیت محدود
Polish	Poland	spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością	sp. z o.o.
Portuguese	Brazil, Portugal	sociedade limitada	Ltda. Lda.
Romanian	Romania	societate cu răspundere limitată	S.R.L.
Russian	Russia	общество с ограниченной ответственностью	ООО
Serbian	Serbia	друштво са ограниченом одговорношћу	д.о.о.
Slovak	Slovakia	spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným	s.r.o.
Slovenian	Slovenia	družba z omejeno odgovornostjo	d.o.o.
Spanish	Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela	sociedad de responsabilidad limitada	S.R.L. S. de R.L. LTDA.
Spanish	Ecuador, Guatemala	compañía limitada	Cía. Ltda.
Spanish	Spain	sociedad limitada	SL
Swedish	Sweden	aktiebolag	AB
Tajik	Tajikistan	ҷамъияти дорои масъулияти маҳдуд	ҶДММ
Thai	Thailand	บริษัทเอกชนจำกัด
Ukrainian	Ukraine	товариство з обмеженою відповідальністю	ТзОВ
Uzbek	Uzbekistan	masʼuliyati cheklangan jamiyati	MChJ
Vietnamese	Vietnam	công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn	Cty TNHH

Private Unlimited Company

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Chinese	Hong Kong, Republic of China	無限公司
English	Australia	unlimited proprietary	Pty.
English	Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, Ireland, etc.	unlimited company
English	Nigeria	unlimited	ULtd.

Public Limited Company

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Arabic	Egypt	شركة مساهمة مصرية	ش.م.م
Arabic	Tunisia	شركة خفية الإسم
Albanian	Albania	shoqëri aksionere	Sh.A.
Amharic	Ethiopia	ሃላፊነቱ የተወሰነ የግል ማህበር
Belarusian	Belarus	адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства закрытае акцыянернае таварыства	ААТ ЗАТ	open closed
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	dioničko društvo akcionarsko društvo	d.d. a.d.
Bulgarian	Bulgaria	акционерно дружество	АД
Catalan	Andorra	compañía anónima	C.A.
Chinese	People's Republic of China, Republic of China	股份有限公司
Croatian	Croatia	dioničko društvo	d.d.
Czech	Czechia	akciová společnost	a.s.
Dutch	Netherlands	naamloze vennootschap	nv
English	Australia, New Zealand	limited	Ltd.
English	Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland	private company limited by shares	plc
English	Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan	public limited company	PLC
English	United States of America	incorporation	Inc.
Estonian	Estonia	aktsiaselts	AS
Finnish	Finland	julkinen osakeyhtiö	Oyj
French	Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Haiti, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Mauritania, New Caledonia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia	société anonyme	SA
German	Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland	Aktiengesellschaft	AG
Hungarian	Hungary	nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság	Nyrt.
Icelandic	Iceland	hlutafélag	hf.
Italian	Italy	società per azioni	S.p.A.
Japanese	Japan	株式会社	株
Khmer	Cambodia	ក្រុមហ៊ុនអនាមិក	ក.អ
Korean	Republic of Korea	주식회사	주
Latvian	Latvia	akciju sabiedrība	AS
Lithuanian	Lithuania	akcinė bendrovė	AB
Malay	Malaysia	berhad	Bhd.
Modern Greek	Hellas	Ανώνυμη(-μος) Εταιρεία	Α.E.
Macedonian	North Macedonia	акционерско друштво	А.Д.
Mongolian	Mongolian	хувьцаат компани	ХК
Montenegrin	Montenegro	akcionarsko društvo	A.D.
Norwegian	Norway	allmennaksjeselskap	ASA
Persian	Iran	شرکت سهامی عام شرکت سهامی خاص
Polish	Poland	spółka akcyjna	S.A.
Portuguese	Brazil	sociedade anônima	S.A.
Portuguese	Portugal	sociedade anónima	S.A.
Romanian	Romania	societate pe acţiuni	S.A.
Russian	Belarus	открытое акционерное общество закрытое акционерное общество	ОАО ЗАО	open closed
Russian	Russia	публичное акционерное общество	ПАО
Serbian	Serbia	деоничарско деоничко друштво	д.д.
Slovak	Slovakia	akciová spoločnosť	a.s.
Slovenian	Slovenia	delniška družba	d.d.
Spanish	Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela	sociedad anónima	S.A.
Swedish	Sweden	publikt aktiebolag	AB (publ)
Thai	Thailand	บริษัทมหาชนจำกัด
Vietnamese	Vietnam	công ti cổ phần
Ukrainian	Ukraine	акціонерне товариство	АТ

Partnership

General Partnership

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Arabic	Egypt, Saudi Arabia	شركة تضامن
Albanian	Albania	shoqëri kolektive
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	društvo s neograničenom solidarnom odgovornošću	d.n.o.
Bulgarian	Bulgaria	събирателно дружество	СД
Chinese	People's Republic of China	普通合伙企业
Croatian	Croatia	javno trgovačko društvo	j.t.d.
Czech	Czechia	veřejná obchodní společnost	v.o.s.
Danish	Denmark	interessentskab	I/S
Dutch	Belgium, Indonesia	vennootschap onder firma	VOF
English	Canada, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America	general partnership	GP
English	India	partnership
English	Philippines	company	Co.
Estonian	Estonia	täisühing	TÜ
Finnish	Finland	avoin yhtiö	Ay
French	Belgium, France, Lebanon, Monaco, Morocco, Switzerland	société en nom collectif	SNC
German	Austria	offene Gesellschaft	OG
German	Germany	offene Handelsgesellschaft	OHG
German	Switzerland	Kollektivgesellschaft	KolG
Hungarian	Hungaria	közkereseti társaság	kkt.
Icelandic	Iceland	sameignarfélag	sf.
Italian	Italy	società semplice società in nome collettivo	S.s. S.n.c.	non-commercial commercial
Italian	Switzerland	società in nome collettivo
Japanese	Japan	任意組合	任
Kazakh	Kazakhstan	полное товарищество	ПТ
Latvian	Latvia	pilnsabiedrība	PS
Lithuanian	Lithuania	tikroji ūkinė bendrija	TŪB
Modern Greek	Hellas	ομόρρυθμη εταιρεία	Ο.Ε.
Macedonian	North Macedonia	јавно трговско друштво	Ј.Т.Д.
Montenegrin	Montenegro	ortačko društvo	O.D.
Norwegian	Norway	ansvarlig selskap selskap med delt ansvar	ANS DA	with mutual liability with apportioned liability
Persian	Iran	شرکت تضامنی
Polish	Poland	spółka jawna	sp.j.
Portuguese	Brazil	sociedade em nome coletivo sociedade em conta de participação sociedade em comum
Romanian	Romania	societate în nume colectiv	S.N.C.
Russian	Russia	простое товарищество
Serbian	Serbia	ортачко друштво	о.д.
Slovak	Slovakia	verejná obchodná spoločnosť	v.o.s.
Spanish	Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Spain	sociedad colectiva	S.C. Soc.Col. y Cía. S. C.
Spanish	Mexico	sociedad en nombre colectivo
Swedish	Finland	öppet bolag
Swedish	Sweden	handelsbolag	HB
Thai	Thailand	ห้างหุ้นส่วนสามัญนิติบุคคล
Ukrainian	Ukraine	повне товариство	ПT

Limited Partnership

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
Arabic	Egypt	شركات توصية بسيطة
Arabic	Saudi Arabia	شركة التوصية البسيطة
Albanian	Albania	shoqëri komandite	Sh.K.
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	komanditno društvo	k.d.
Bulgarian	Bulgaria	командитно дружество	КД
Chinese	People's Republic of China	有限合伙企业
Chinese	Republic of China	兩合公司
Croatian	Croatia	komanditno društvo	k.d.
Czech	Czechia	komanditní společnost	k.s.
Danish	Denmark	kommanditselskab	K/S
Dutch	Belgium	gewone commanditaire vennootschap	Comm. V.
English	Canada, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America	limited partnership	LP
English	Philippines	company	Co.
Estonian	Estonia	usaldusühing	UÜ
Finnish	Finland	kommandiittiyhtiö	Ky
French	Belgium, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Switzerland	société en commandite simple	SCS
German	Austria, Germany, Switzerland	Kommanditgesellschaft	KG
Hungarian	Hungary	betéti társaság	bt
Icelandic	Iceland	samlagsfélag	saf.
Italian	Switzerland	società in accomandita
Latvian	Latvia	komandītsabiedrība	KS
Lithuanian	Lithuania	komanditinė ūkinė bendrija	KŪB
Macedonian	North Macedonia	командитно друштво	К.Д.
Modern Greek	Hellas	ετερόρρυθμη εταιρία	Ε.Ε.
Montenegrin	Montenegro	komanditno društvo	K.D.
Norwegian	Norway	kommandittselskap	KS
Persian	Iran	شرکت مختلط غیر سهامی
Polish	Poland	spółka komandytowa	sp.k.
Portuguese	Brazil	sociedade em comandita simples
Romanian	Romania	societate în comandită simplă	S.C.S.
Russian	Russia	коммандитное товарищество
Serbian	Serbia	командитно друштво	к.д.
Spanish	Argentina, Mexico	sociedad en comandita simple	S.C.S. S. en C.
Spanish	Colombia	comandita simple	S. en C.
Spanish	Spain	sociedad comanditaria	S.Cra.
Swedish	Finland, Sweden	kommanditbolag	Kb KB
Thai	Thailand	ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด
Ukrainian	Ukraine	командитне товариство	КТ

Limited Liability Partnership

language	country or region	name of business entity type	abbreviation of business entity type	note
English	Australia, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, United States of America	limited liability partnership	LLP
German	Germany	Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung	PartGmbBH
Japanese	Japan	有限責任事業組合	有
Kazakh	Kazakhstan	Товарищество с ограниченной ответственностью	ТОО
Lithuanian	Lithuania	mažoji bendrija	MB
Malay	Malaysia	perkongsian liabiliti terhad	PLT
Polish	Poland	spółka partnerska	sp.p.
Slovak	Slovakia	komanditná spoločnosť	k.s.

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