| Holding-Gesellschaft | holding company |
| Ölgesellschaft | oil company |
| Fluggesellschaft | airline air carrier |
| Erdölgesellschaft | oil company |
| Kollektivgesellschaft | general partnership |
| Kommanditgesellschaft | limited partnership |
| Obergesellschaft | parent company |
| Personengesellschaft | partnership |
| Telefongesellschaft | telco |
| Tochtergesellschaft | affiliate |
| Verlagsgesellschaft | publishing house |
| Zivilgesellschaft | civil society |
| Aktiengesellschaft | corporation public limited company |
| Dachgesellschaft | holding company |
| Filmgesellschaft | film company |
| Geheimgesellschaft | secret society |
| Leistungsgesellschaft | achievement-oriented society achieving society performance society |
| Muttergesellschaft | parent company |
| Agrargesellschaft | agrarian society agricultural society |
| Ellenbogengesellschaft | elbow society |