shell entity
ʃɛl ˈɛntɪti
shell entities
Definition

Definition of shell entity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
businessTECH.company that exists only on paperTECH.
  • The shell entity was used to hide assets.
2.
financeTECH.legal structure for holding assetsTECH.
  • They used a shell entity to manage their properties.
holding company
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Expressions with shell

empty shelln.
outer covering left after contents are removed
The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.
shell gamen.
game where a pea is hidden under shells
He lost money playing the shell game at the fair.
shell outv.
pay a large amount of money unwillingly
He had to shell out $500 for the unexpected car repair.
shell corporationn.
company existing only on paper, often for business transactions
The shell corporation had no employees or real office.
just an empty shelln.
person lacking emotions or purpose
After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.
crawl into one's shellv.
withdraw from social interactions or activities
After the argument, he crawled into his shell and avoided everyone.

Expressions with entity

physical entityn.
something that can be seen or touched
A rock is a physical entity.
separate entityn.
distinct and independent existence
The subsidiary operates as a separate entity from the parent company.
foreign entityn.
organization from another country operating outside its home nation
The company partnered with a foreign entity to expand into Asia.
monolithic entityn.
system or structure that is indivisible and uniform
The corporation operated as a monolithic entity, with no room for individual input.
political entityn.
territory governed by a political authority
The United Nations recognizes it as a political entity.
legal entityn.
organization recognized by law as having rights and responsibilities
The corporation was established as a legal entity last year.
public entityn.
organization created or controlled by government to provide services for people
The local water authority is a public entity funded by taxes.
trading entityn.
business organization that legally buys and sells goods or services
The new trading entity will handle all online sales for the group.
abstract entityn.
something that exists only in the mind
Love is an abstract entity that we all feel.
geopolitical entityn.
region defined by geographical and political characteristics
The United Nations recognizes it as a geopolitical entity.

Terms related to shell entity

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businesscompanycorporationenterpriseentityfirmorganizationstructureassetslegalownership

Examples of shell entity in a sentence

  • They created a shell entity to avoid taxes.
  • The company was just a shell entity for tax purposes.
  • Investors were wary of the shell entity's lack of transparency.

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  1. French:société écran, entité fictive, ...
  2. German:Briefkastenfirma, Briefkastengesellschaft, ...
  3. Italian:società di comodo, entità di comodo, ...
  4. Spanish:empresa fantasma, entidad fantasma, ...
  5. Portuguese:empresa de fachada, entidade de fachada, ...
  6. Chinese:空壳公司, 壳实体, ...
  7. Japanese:ペーパーカンパニー, ダミー会社, ...
  8. Arabic:شَرِكَة وَهْمِيَّة, كيان وهمي, ...
  9. Hebrew:חֶבְרַת קַשׁ, חֶבְרַת קְלִיפָּה, ...
  10. Russian:фиктивная компания, подставное лицо, ...
  11. Ukrainian:фіктивна компанія, оболонкова компанія, ...
  12. Hindi:शेल इकाई, आवरण इकाई, ...
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