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Meaning of "Companies Act" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPANIES ACT

Companies Act  [ˈkʌmpənɪz ækt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPANIES ACT

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Companies Act is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPANIES ACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Companies Act

Companies Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and South Africa relating to company law. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Companies Bill during its passage through Parliament. Companies Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to company law.

Definition of Companies Act in the English dictionary

The definition of Companies Act in the dictionary is any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution and management of companies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPANIES ACT


abstract
ˈæbstrækt
act
ækt
attract
əˈtrækt
backed
bækt
compact
kəmˈpækt
contact
ˈkɒntækt
contract
kənˈtrækt
cracked
krækt
exact
ɪɡˈzækt
extract
ɪkˈstrækt
fact
fækt
impact
ˈɪmpækt
intact
ɪnˈtækt
interact
ˌɪntərˈækt
packed
pækt
pact
pækt
react
rɪˈækt
stacked
stækt
tracked
trækt
tract
trækt

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPANIES ACT

Data Protection Act
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
Freedom of Information Act
Homestead Act
Obscene Publications Act
Official Secrets Act
Privacy Act
Reform Act
Riot Act
Stamp Act
Test Act
Trade Descriptions Act
Trades Descriptions Act

Synonyms and antonyms of Companies Act in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Companies Act» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPANIES ACT

Find out the translation of Companies Act to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Companies Act from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Companies Act» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公司法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ley de Sociedades
570 millions of speakers

English

Companies Act
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंपनी अधिनियम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قانون الشركات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Закон о компаниях
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lei das Sociedades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোম্পানি আইনের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Loi sur les compagnies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akta Syarikat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Companies Act
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会社法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회사 법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undhang Companies
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đạo luật công ty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறுவனங்கள் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंपनी कायदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şirketler Yasası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Companies Act
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ustawa firmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закон про компанії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Act companii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περί Εταιρειών Νόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maatskappye Wet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aktiebolagslagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aksjeloven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Companies Act

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPANIES ACT»

The term «Companies Act» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPANIES ACT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Companies Act» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Companies Act» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Companies Act

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPANIES ACT»

Discover the use of Companies Act in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Companies Act and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guide to The Companies Act 2006
1037 Companies Act 1844 .............. 11 s 25 ....................... 12, 245 Companies Act 1862 ........ 172, 1262 Companies Act 1907 s 37 ........................... 47 ... Act 1908 ..... ...... 14, 29 Companies Act 1929 ....14, 17,29, 172 Companies Act 1945 .
Saleem Sheikh, 2013
2
Explanatory Notes to the Companies Act
These are the official explanatory notes to the Companies Act 2006 (as revised 2009), which help to understand how to set up a company in the U. K.
N N, 2010
3
Companies Act 2006
The Companies Act 2006 regulates companies within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. The Act was brought into on 1 October 2009 and superseded the Companies Act 1985.
Klaus Degenhardt, 2010
4
Annotated Companies Legislation
Written from the perspective of the 2006 regime, it gives detailed section-by-section commentary alongside the Companies Act 2006 and surviving parts of the previous legislation as well as including the text of relevant statutory ...
John Birds, Robert Miles, Robert Hildyard, 2010
5
Companies Act 1989
1989 CHAPTER 40 An Act to amend the law relating to company accounts; to make new provision with respect to the persons eligible for appointment as company auditors; to amend the Companies Act 1985 and certain other enactments with ...
‎1989
6
The Comparative Guide to the Old and New Companies Act
The Comparative Guide to the Old and New Companies Acts aims to assist the reader in making the transition from the Companies Act 61 of 1973 to the Companies Act 71 of 2008 by providing a variety of reference tables comparing provisions of ...
South Africa, 2011
7
From the Companies Act of 1929 to the Companies Act of 1948: ...
A Study of Change in the Law and Practice of Accounting Paul Bircher. 4) Prospectuses of new stock issues were to be accompanied by auditors reports on past profits of the company whose securities were to be issued, as well as past profits ...
Paul Bircher, 2013
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The Law of Joint Stock Companies: containing the Companies ...
persons advancing money to private and unregistered partnerCompanies ships; and by the Companies Act, 1867, 30 8t 31 Vict. e. 131, Act' 1867' introducing additional provisions for the security of creditors and shareholders, intended to ...
Leonard SHELFORD, Francis Law LATHAM, David PITCAIRN (Barrister-at-Law.), 1870
9
Companies Act 2006, chapter 46: table of origins and ...
This is an accompanying document to the Companies Act 2006, ch. 46 (available as a paperback version (ISBN 9780105446064) or a bound volume (ISBN 9780108507076))
Great Britain: Department of Trade and Industry, 2007
10
The Joint Stock Companies Act, 1856. With introduction, ...
N0 repeal hereby enacted shall afl'ect— Companies Act, 1856. (1.) Anything duly done under any Acts hereby repealed before such Saving clause repeal comes into operation; (2.) Any right acquired or liability incurred under any such Acts ...
Charles Favell Forth WORDWORTH, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPANIES ACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Companies Act is used in the context of the following news items.
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Super rich don't want to retire
... business leaders who are seeking extension of the retirement age, which has been fixed at 70 years under the revamped Companies Act for ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
CompaniesSabadell puts the squeeze on TSB shareholders
TSB Shareholders who do not accept the Offer will have their Shares compulsorily acquired but will have to wait for the Companies Act process ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Open defecation a major concern, civic chief urges officials to …
Under the Companies Act, 2013, as per Section 135, companies having net worth of Rs 500 crore or turnover of Rs 1,000 crore are mandated ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015: Key Highlights
... (GOI) had received several representations from industry stakeholders for amending various provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (CA 2013) to ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
5
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act: updated outline of …
The general duties of directors set out in the Companies Act 2006 (which are based on common law rules and equitable principles) currently ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
6
Annual general meetings – why are they essential?
In terms of Article 128 of the Companies Act, every company is required to hold an annual general meeting. In addition, Article 130 goes on to ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
7
Companies Act 2014 and Central Bank Q&A update
The Companies Act 2014 came into effect on 1 June 2015. The Central Bank issued a Q&A Update concerning the Companies Act 2014 to ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
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Providing info on sexual harassment panel to be made mandatory …
... to Corporate Affairs Ministry asking it to notify constitution of ICC as a mandatory disclosure under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
9
Eveready cancels dividend, cites amended Companies Act
Eveready Industries India will not be able to pay dividend for 2014-15 even though it made a net profit of ₹49.03 crore during the financial year. «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
10
Highlights of Companies Act changes coming into force on 1 July 2015
The first of the two-phase implementation of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (the “Amendment Act”) previously announced by the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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