shell corporation — see corporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Shell corporation — For the oil company, see Royal Dutch Shell. Not to be confused with Shelf corporation. A shell corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations. Shell… … Wikipedia
Shell (corporation) — A shell corporation is defined in Barron s Finance Investment Handbook as a company that is incorporated, but has no significant assets or operations. Shell corporations are not in themselves illegal and they may have legitimate business purposes … Wikipedia
shell corporation — noun a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations • Syn: ↑shell entity • Hypernyms: ↑corporation, ↑corp … Useful english dictionary
shell corporation — An incorporated company with no significant assets or operations, often formed to obtain financing before beginning actual business, or as a front tax evasion. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Shell — may refer to * Animal shell, or exoskeleton, including those of molluscs, turtles, insects and crustaceans * Seashell, the shells of various marine animals, especially marine mollusks * Eggshell, the outer covering of a hard shelled eggAny more… … Wikipedia
corporation — cor·po·ra·tion /ˌkȯr pə rā shən/ n [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from corpor corpus body]: an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals… … Law dictionary
shell — [ʆel] verb shell out something phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] informal to spend a lot of money on something, often when you do not really want to; =FORK OUT: shell out something for/on • The insurance company refused to shell out for… … Financial and business terms
shell company — also shell corporation ➔ company * * * A non trading company with a stock market quote. Also a dormant unquoted company … Financial and business terms
shell company — or shell corporation n. a company existing as a legal entity but having no significant assets, independent business operations, etc., often owned or controlled by another company and used for various, often illegal, purposes * * * … Universalium
