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plc

(also PLC)
 
 
/ˌpiːelˈsiː/ noun

Definition

abbreviation for public limited company: a form of company in the UK whose shares can be bought and sold by the public and whose debts are limited if it goes bankrupt: J Sainsbury plc
abbreviation for product life cycle
(Definition of plc noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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