S.A. (corporation)
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For the art organization, see Société Anonyme (art).
S.A. generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law. Though literally translated as anonymous company, anonymous partnership or share company, it is known more commonly in English as a public limited company and can be differentiated from partnerships and limited liability companies.
S.A. meaning Société anonyme or "anonymous society/corporation" is the abbreviation of:
- Sociedad Anónima or Sociedad por Acciones in Spanish; Societat Anònima in Catalan (Variations include "S.A. de C.V." = "sociedad anónima de capital variable" and "S.A.B. de C.V." = "sociedad anónima bursátil de capital variable".)
- Sociedade Anónima in Galician and in Portuguese; Sociedade Anônima in Brazilian Portuguese
- Sociedá Anónima in Leonese
- Società Anonima in Swiss Italian
- Société anonyme in French (as commonly used in most French speaking countries, such as France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Monaco, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania and various African countries)
- Societate pe acţiuni in Romanian
It is equivalent in both literal meaning and practical function to:
- Anonim Şirket (A.Ş.) in Turkish
- Anonymi Etairia (A.E.) or Ανώνυμη Εταιρία in Greek
- Naamloze Vennootschap (N.V.) in Dutch
- Perseroan Terbatas Terbuka (P.T. Tbk.) in Indonesia
- Sendirian Berhad (Sdn.Bhd.) in Malaysia
- Shoqëri Anonime (Sh.a.) in Albania
It is equivalent in practical function to Aktiengesellschaft (AG) in German.
