Definition for shell company - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

Subscriber login

Close menu

	Email Cite
	shell company (shell com\|pany) noun a non-trading company used as a vehicle for various financial manoeuvres or kept dormant for future use in some other capacity.		More words in this category ambush marketing common carrier EFTPOS firefighting flotation ICC insured knitting line manager loading mass-market offshore Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries oversell price lining private company proprietary name satisfice sogo shosha unemployable Nearby Words shelduck shelf ¹ shelf ² shelf life shelf mark shelf room shelf-stable shell shell bit shell company shell egg shell game shell heap shell jacket shell lime shell money shell mound shell pink shell program