Hungarianprivate limited liabilitylimited liability

What is “ZRT”?

ZRT stands for Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság (Hungarian), a private limited liability company used primarily in Hungary. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is privately held.

Full meaning & translation

The full form is Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság, a Hungarian-language term. It translates literally as “Privately held joint-stock company.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság.

Where it's used

ZRT appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

HU · Hungary

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityOwners' liability is limited to their capital contribution. Personal assets are protected.
OwnershipPrivately held. Shares are not listed or traded on a public exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to LLC in United States, Ltd in United Kingdom, Co in United States.

Equivalent forms around the world

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

CountryEquivalent suffix
United StatesLLC
United KingdomLtd
United StatesCo
GermanyGmbH
FranceSrl
FranceSAS
FranceEURL
United StatesGK
HungaryKFT
United StatesLC
United StatesLLLC
FranceSASU
GermanyUG
United StatesТОО

Normalizing “ZRT” in your data

When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — Acme ZRT” 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 ZRT", "country": "hu"}'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "canonical": "acme zrt",
    "legal_type": null,
    "tokens": [
      "acme",
      "zrt"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "pipeline": [
      "lowercase",
      "legal_suffix"
    ],
    "confidence": 0.99
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does ZRT stand for?

ZRT stands for Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság (Hungarian), which translates as "Privately held joint-stock company".

Is a ZRT public or private?

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

What is the liability in a ZRT?

Owners of a ZRT have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.

Which countries use ZRT?

ZRT is used in Hungary.

Is a ZRT the same as a LLC?

Functionally comparable — both are private limited liability company forms — but they operate under different national laws with distinct formation, capital, and governance requirements.

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