Hungariangeneral partnershipunlimited liability

What is “KKT”?

KKT stands for Közkereseti társaság (Hungarian), a general partnership used primarily in Hungary. The suffix signals that the business has unlimited liability and is privately held.

Full meaning & translation

The full form is Közkereseti társaság, a Hungarian-language term. It translates literally as “general partnership company.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as közkereseti társaság.

Where it's used

KKT appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

HU · Hungary

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityMembers have unlimited personal liability for the entity's obligations.
OwnershipPrivately held. Shares are not listed or traded on a public exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to GBHOH in Germany, GBR in Germany, GP in United States.

Equivalent forms around the world

These are the closest structural equivalents to KKT in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

CountryEquivalent suffix
GermanyGBHOH
GermanyGBR
United StatesGP
HungaryKV
GermanyOHG
GermanyPG
FranceSCI
FranceSNC

Normalizing “KKT” in your data

When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — Acme KKT” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:

Request
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Acme KKT", "country": "hu"}'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "canonical": "acme kkt",
    "legal_type": null,
    "tokens": [
      "acme",
      "kkt"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "pipeline": [
      "lowercase",
      "legal_suffix"
    ],
    "confidence": 0.99
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does KKT stand for?

KKT stands for Közkereseti társaság (Hungarian), which translates as "general partnership company".

Is a KKT public or private?

A KKT is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.

What is the liability in a KKT?

Members of a KKT have unlimited personal liability — they can be held responsible for the entity's debts beyond their initial investment.

Which countries use KKT?

KKT is used in Hungary.

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