What is “DA”?
DA stands for Ansvarlig selskap, delt ansvar (Norwegian), a general partnership used primarily in Norway. The suffix signals that the business has unlimited liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Ansvarlig selskap, delt ansvar, a Norwegian-language term. It translates literally as “Partnership with shared responsibility.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as selskap med delt ansvar.
Where it's used
DA appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to DA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “DA” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme DA” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme DA", "country": "no"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme da",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"da"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does DA stand for?
DA stands for Ansvarlig selskap, delt ansvar (Norwegian), which translates as "Partnership with shared responsibility".
Is a DA public or private?
A DA is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a DA?
Members of a DA have unlimited personal liability — they can be held responsible for the entity's debts beyond their initial investment.
Which countries use DA?
DA is used in Norway.
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