Pty.n.

Forms: 1900s– Pty (without point), 1900s– Pty. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proprietary adj.

Etymology: Shortened < proprietary adj. (as a graphic abbreviation).

Business (Australian, Canadian, and South African).

As part of the name of a company: proprietary. Cf. proprietary company n. at proprietary n. and adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1904 Age (Melbourne) 20 May 1 (advt.) Ball and Welch Pty. Ltd.

1938 Act (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Geo. VI no. 4602, sect. xxvi, §5 The word ‘proprietary’ or the abbreviation thereof ‘Pty.’ shall form part of the name of a proprietary company.

1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 4 Sept. 15/1 GEC South Africa (Pty) had informed the directors that..tentative proposals had been made.

1985 Austral. Business 4 Sept. 78/2 One of the biggest winners in the luxury car boom has been BMW Australia Pty Ltd which has racked up a 51 per cent sales increase.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pty
释义	Pty.n. Forms: 1900s– Pty (without point), 1900s– Pty. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proprietary adj. Etymology: Shortened < proprietary adj. (as a graphic abbreviation). Business (Australian, Canadian, and South African). As part of the name of a company: proprietary. Cf. proprietary company n. at proprietary n. and adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1904 Age (Melbourne) 20 May 1 (advt.) Ball and Welch Pty. Ltd. 1938 Act (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Geo. VI no. 4602, sect. xxvi, §5 The word ‘proprietary’ or the abbreviation thereof ‘Pty.’ shall form part of the name of a proprietary company. 1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 4 Sept. 15/1 GEC South Africa (Pty) had informed the directors that..tentative proposals had been made. 1985 Austral. Business 4 Sept. 78/2 One of the biggest winners in the luxury car boom has been BMW Australia Pty Ltd which has racked up a 51 per cent sales increase. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1904
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