Editing S.A. (corporation) (section)

===Abbreviation===
S.A. can be an abbreviation of:
* {{Lang|gl|Sociedade Anónima}} in [[Galician language|Galician]] and [[European Portuguese]] (used in [[Portugal]], [[Timor Leste]], [[Macao]], and [[Lusophone Africa]])
** Equivalent as {{lang|zh-mo|股份有限公司}} in Chinese for Macau<ref name="mo">{{cite web|title=公司的種類及股東的責任|url=https://myeic.com.mo/support-tw/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E7%9A%84%E7%A8%AE%E9%A1%9E%E5%8F%8A%E8%82%A1%E6%9D%B1%E7%9A%84%E8%B2%AC%E4%BB%BB/|publisher=澳門青年創業孵化中心|language=zh|access-date=2023-02-06|archive-date=2023-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919172136/https://myeic.com.mo/support-tw/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E7%9A%84%E7%A8%AE%E9%A1%9E%E5%8F%8A%E8%82%A1%E6%9D%B1%E7%9A%84%E8%B2%AC%E4%BB%BB/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{Lang|pt|Sociedade Anônima}} in [[Brazilian Portuguese]] (used in [[Brazil]])
* {{Lang|ast|Sociedá Anónima}} in [[Asturian language|Asturian]] and [[Leonese language|Leonese]]
* {{Lang|ca|Societat Anònima}} in [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
* {{Lang|fr|Société anonyme}} in [[French language|French]] (as used in [[Francophonie|French-speaking countries]] such as [[France]] (including [[French Polynesia]], and [[New Caledonia]]) and [[Monaco]]; also in partially Francophone countries and/or nations with French as one of their official languages like [[Belgium]] (where it is equivalent to a {{Lang|nl|[[naamloze vennootschap]]}}), [[Luxembourg]] (also identifiable in [[Luxembourgish]] as {{lang|lb|Aktiegesellschaft}}), [[Switzerland]] (where it is equivalent to an {{lang|de|[[Aktiengesellschaft]]}} or a {{lang|it|Società Anonima}}), as well as [[Haiti]], [[Lebanon]], and such African countries as [[Egypt]], [[Tunisia]], [[Morocco]],<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2021 |title=Note de synthèse – Fonctionnement de la SA |url=https://www.upsilon-consulting.com/societe-anonyme-au-maroc/ |language=es |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311011334/https://www.upsilon-consulting.com/societe-anonyme-au-maroc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Algeria]])
* {{lang|fr|Société par actions}} in [[Canadian French]]
* {{Lang|it|Società Anonima}} in [[Swiss Italian]] (in Italy replaced by {{Lang|it|[[Società per azioni]]}}, S.p.A., since 1942)
* {{Lang|es|Sociedad Anónima}} or {{Lang|es|Sociedad por Acciones}} in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
** [[Mexico|Mexican]] law also takes into account the variability of the corporate stock, resulting in most S.A. turning into {{Lang|es|Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable}} (S.A. de C.V.), or {{Lang|es|Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable}} (S.A.B. de C.V.) for [[Public company|publicly traded companies]].
** Mexico also has {{Lang|es|Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable (S. de R.L. de C.V.)}}, which is analogous to the [[limited liability company]].
* {{Lang|pl|Spółka Akcyjna}} in [[Polish language|Polish]]
* {{Lang|ro|Societate pe Acțiuni}} in [[Romanian language|Romanian]]

"SA" is part of the name of lots of corporations named after an [[acronym]]: some examples are [[Cepsa]], originally {{lang|es-ES|Compañía Española de Petróleos, Sociedad Anónima}}, "Spanish petroleum company, S.A.";<ref name="Escolar">{{cite news |last1=Escolar |first1=Arsenio |title=El petróleo ahora mancha incluso las marcas y la reputación |url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/petroleo-ahora-mancha-marcas-reputacion_129_11796827.html |access-date=7 November 2024 |work=elDiario.es |date=6 November 2024 |language=es-ES}}</ref> [[Sabena]], originally {{lang|fr-BE|Societé anonyme belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation aérienne}}, "Belgian S.A. of exploitation of air navigation".