柯林斯词典public limited company (public limited companies) 1. N-COUNT A public limited company is the same as a . The abbreviation plc is used after such companies' names. 上市公司[英国英语] [商业] 返回 public limited company剑桥词典a company in the UK whose shares (= parts that can be bought and sold ) can be sold to the public （英国）可向公众出售股票的公司 返回 public limited company