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noun
- 1. the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution: "the store has a very low turnover of stock"
- 2. the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares: "between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86%"
adjective
- 1. (of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale: "25 percent off stock items"
- 2. (of a phrase or expression) so regularly used as to be automatic or hackneyed: "“Two weeks” was the stock reply"
verb
- 1. have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale: "most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce"
- 2. fit (a rifle or other firearm) with a stock: "it was a fine gun which he forged, stocked, and completed himself"
stock noun (MONEY) [ U ] the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people: They own 20 percent of the company's stock. [ C or U ] part of the ownership of a company that can be bought by members of the public: stock price Stock prices fell yesterday in heavy trading.
noun. a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory. Synonyms: reserve, provisions, store. a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions. livestock. Theater. a stock company: a job in summer stock. Finance.
Stocks (also capital stock, or sometimes interchangeably, shares) consist of all the shares by which ownership of a corporation or company is divided. A single share of the stock means fractional ownership of the corporation in proportion to the total number of shares.
Dec 27, 2023 · A stock, also known as equity, is a security that represents a fractional share of ownership in a company. When you purchase a stock from a company, you become a...
Jakir Hossain. Jul 14, 2021. What is a stock? A stock is an investment that allows investors to purchase partial ownership in a company. At a Glance. Stockholders are...
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May 20, 2021 · Updated May 20, 2021. What is a Stock? A stock, also known as equity, is a type of security representing ownership in a corporation. Ownership of the company is split up into potentially millions of pieces and investors can buy the pieces. Each piece is called a share, or stock.
Dec 1, 2023 · A stock represents an ownership interest in a business. When a business wants to raise money, its board of directors determines the number of shares to issue. When the business goes...
