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Stock company

An incorporated company the capital of which is represented by marketable shares having a certain equal par value

📖 Definitions of "Stock company"

noun
  1. 1

    An incorporated company the capital of which is represented by marketable shares having a certain equal par value

  2. 2

    A company of actors regularly employed at one theater, or permanently acting together in various plays under one management

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stock company"

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WordDefinition
repertory companynouna theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire
joint-stock companynoun(business, finance, law, UK) A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.
common stocknoun(finance) Shares of an ownership interest in the equity of a corporation or other entity with limited liability entitled to dividends, with financial rights junior to preferred stock and liabilities.
stocknounA store or supply.
listed companynounA company whose shares are traded in a stock exchange.
actionnounThe effort of performing or doing something.
share capitalnounThe part of a company's capital that is financed by shareholders through the issue of shares.
ordinary sharenoun(finance) A share of common stock.
stock marketnounA market for the trading of company stock.
stockholdingnoun(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
capital stocknoun(law, accounting, US) The total amount of common and preferred stock (shares) that a company can issue.
stockholdernoun(finance) One who owns stock.
equity sharenoun(finance) A share of common stock.
treasury stocknoun(finance) Issued stock of an incorporated company held by the company itself.
stockmarketnounAlternative form of stock market. [A market for the trading of company stock.]
shareholdingnounThe owning of shares.
hook stocknoun(finance) A stock which is held by a subsidiary of the issuing company.
sharemarketnounA stock market.
holding companynoun(business) A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.
capitalisationnounChoice of case (when writing a word); the act or process of writing a word in a particular case, such as ALL CAPS, Title Case, CamelCase, Sentence case, or all lowercase.

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