What is “DNO”?
DNO stands for družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo (Slovene), a general partnership used primarily in Slovenia. The suffix signals that the business has unlimited liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo, a Slovene-language term. It translates literally as “company with unlimited liability.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo.
Where it's used
DNO 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 DNO in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “DNO” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme DNO” 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 DNO", "country": "si"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme dno",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"dno"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does DNO stand for?
DNO stands for družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo (Slovene), which translates as "company with unlimited liability".
Is a DNO public or private?
A DNO is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a DNO?
Members of a DNO have unlimited personal liability — they can be held responsible for the entity's debts beyond their initial investment.
Which countries use DNO?
DNO is used in Slovenia.
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