Company
Definition
A company is a legal entity usually formed to operate a business. Some companies are worth a lot of money (think billions or trillions), so their ownership is split into shares. When a company goes public, their shares become available for investors to buy and sell through the share markets. To invest in a public company, investors can buy their stock, or an exchange traded fund (ETF) that includes the company.
We acknowledge and thank the FMA, Dr Karena Kelly and Brook Taurua Grant, the RBNZ and the Māori Dictionary for their research which helped us with te Reo Māori kupu for this glossary.
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