• BluesF@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    A “public company” is one that has shares that are publicly traded. Common terminology, but yes it is confusing compared to private vs state ownership.

    Edit: you’re right though, using “privatisation” is doubly confusing… That’s not so common. Perhaps that’s what you meant!