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US corporations

English translation: U.S. limited liability company OR publicly traded company

03:18 Sep 13, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Economics
English term or phrase: US corporations
I'm translating an economics paper into UK English. With reference to US corporations, I would find it weird to use "US public limited companies" (in my American ear) and wonder if "US companies" would suffice as well as other alternatives for UK texts / audience.
Seth Phillips
United States
Local time: 19:32
Selected answer:U.S. limited liability company OR publicly traded company
Explanation:
Yes "US corporations" would suffice (or "U.S. corporations").

However I like to suggest that using "US limited liability company" would be a good alternative to consider. If in fact it was an LLC you were referring to.

If however it was a Public limited company, then it would be called a "publicly traded company"
Selected response from:

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 01:32
Grading comment
Thanks for your comment. I was definitely not referring to LLCs but corporation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8US corporations/companies
Yasutomo Kanazawa
4U.S. limited liability company OR publicly traded company
Charlesp


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
us corporations
US corporations/companies


Explanation:
US corporations, or US companies should suffice not only for UK texts/audience but for other countires.

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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 6
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, but note that "corporation" is a US counterpart of "public limited company" in the UK


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: I would use "corporations" in this case, even though it's for the UK (see discussion).
46 mins
  -> Thank you very much, Charles-san!
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Since "corporation" is a special type of company, I agree with Charles Davis.
49 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  acetran
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Sheila Wilson
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: How about 'American corporations / companies'?
5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much. Yes, American corporations/companies are also acceptable, IMO.
agree  Lingua 5B
6 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Phong Le
4 days
  -> Thank you Phong!
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9 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
U.S. limited liability company OR publicly traded company


Explanation:
Yes "US corporations" would suffice (or "U.S. corporations").

However I like to suggest that using "US limited liability company" would be a good alternative to consider. If in fact it was an LLC you were referring to.

If however it was a Public limited company, then it would be called a "publicly traded company"

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 01:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for your comment. I was definitely not referring to LLCs but corporation.
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