What is “NV”?
NV stands for naamloze vennootschap (Dutch), a public limited liability company used primarily in Czechia, Netherlands. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is eligible for public listing.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is naamloze vennootschap, a Dutch-language term. It translates literally as “limited partnership without named shareholders.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as naamloze vennootschap, nv * sa, nv sa.
Where it's used
NV appears in company names registered in the following 2 jurisdictions:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to NV in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “NV” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme NV” 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 NV", "country": "cz"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme",
"legal_type": "nv",
"tokens": [
"acme"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Compare NV with
Frequently asked questions
What does NV stand for?
NV stands for naamloze vennootschap (Dutch), which translates as "limited partnership without named shareholders".
Is a NV public or private?
A NV is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a NV?
Owners of a NV have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use NV?
NV is used in Czechia, Netherlands.
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