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German: /ɡeɪ ɛm biː hɑː/; English /ʤiː ɛm biː eɪʧ/ (n.)
The colloquial name for a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, being a limited liability company in Germany and certain Germanic countries, like Austria and parts of Switzerland.

A GmbH is different to the similar “Aktien Gesellschaft” (English: /ə ʤiː/; German: /ɑː ɡeɪ/) in thatshareholders can stick their beaks in uninvited and tell the board of a GmbH what to do. They cannot, unless invited by the board to do so, for an AG.

The equivalent in Francophone countries, we believe (without having fully tested it) is an SARL.

See also

• SARL
• AG