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stock n1 a: the equipment, materials, or supplies of a businessb: a store or supply accumulated; esp: the inventory of the goods of a merchant or manufacturer2: the ownership element in a corporation usu. divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates; also: the certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stockcapital stock1: the stock that a corporation may issue under its charter including both common and preferred stock2: the outstanding shares of a joint stock company considered as an aggregate3: capitalization (4)common stock: a class of stock whose holders share in company profits (as through dividends) on a pro rata basis, may vote for directors and on important matters such as mergers, and may have limited access to information not publicly availablecumulative preferred stock: preferred stock whose holders are entitled to the payment of cumulative dividends as well as current dividends before common stockholders are paidgrowth stock: stock issued by a growth companymargin stock: stock that may be purchased in a margin accountno–par value stock: stock issued with no par value which may be carried for corporate accounting purposes as part of the capital stock or as part of the capital surplus to the extent allowed by law – called also no-par stock;pen·ny stock: the stock of a small company not listed on a major exchange and traditionally selling at less than a dollar a sharepreferred stock: a class of corporate stock whose holders are guaranteed payment of dividends and a share of asset distribution before the holders of common stock but are usu. denied voting rightsTreasury stock: stock that is reacquired and held by the issuing company (as to increase the market value of traded shares)voting stock: stock (as common stock) entitling the holder to vote in matters of corporate governancewa·tered stock: stock issued with a par value greater than the value of the underlying assets
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(shares) noun
assets, capital, fund, holdings, invested property, investment, negotiables, property, security
associated concepts: bank stock, bonus stock, capital stock, common stock, debenture stock, ordinary stock, original stock, outstanding stock, preferred stock, prepaid stock, sale of stock, shares of stock, special stock, stock certificate, subscription to stock, treasury stock, value of stock, watered stock
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(store) noun
accumulation, cop'ia, effects, hoard, inventory, provision, reserve, reservoir, supply, vis
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average (standard), blood, bloodline, boiler plate, cargo, commodities, cumulation, derivation, descent (lineage), familiar (customary), family (common ancestry), fund (noun), fund (verb), furnish, garner, goods, hoard, household (familiar), kindred, merchandise, nationality, nondescript, ordinary, origin (ancestry), parentage, possessions, posterity, prevailing (current), prevalent, progeny, prosaic, provide (supply), provision (something provided), race, regular (conventional), repeated, replenish, reserve, resource, routine, stock in trade, store (depository), store, supply, trite, typical, usual
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) The capital of a business raised by selling shares in the business to people inside or outside the company; an ownership interest in a company or business;see also security(2) Merchandise and goods for sale held by a business.(3) A person’s ancestry.v.To keep merchandise available for sale.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1. borrowing (usually other than short-term) by government or local authorities. In the case of corporate borrowing, the term loan stock is commonly used.2. shares in a company that have been converted into a single holding with a nominal value equal to that of the total of the shares; accordingly, after conversion a shareholder formerly holding a thousand shares of £1 each will have a holding of £1,000 stock.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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1) A proportional ownership interest of a corporation's capital, represented by shares (equal units of ownership).2) Inventory (goods) of a business meant for sale.Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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A security issued by a corporation that represents an ownership right in the assets of the corporation and a right to a proportionate share of profits after payment of corporate liabilities and obligations.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A security issued by a corporation that represents an ownership right in the assets of the corporation and a right to a proportionate share of profits after payment of corporate liabilities and obligations.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) n. inventory (goods) of a business meant for sale (as distinguished from equipment and facilities).2) share in the ownership of a corporation (called "shares of stock" or simply "shares").3) cattle.4) v. to keep goods ready for sale in a business.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
