BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Stock
- a form of security that offers fixed interest
- the capital made available to an organization after a stock issue
Wiktionary Definition for: Stock
- #A store of goods ready for sale.
- Ex:''We have a stock of televisions on hand.''
- #A species of flower.
- #A supply of anything ready for use.
- Ex:''Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.''
- #Farm animals or equipment.
- #(''also'' '''rolling stock''') Railroad cars.
- finance The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
- #The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
- nautical A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.
- The axle into which the rudder is attached (rudder stock); it transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.
- uncountable Broth made from meat or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
- The type of paper used in printing.
- Ex:''The books were printed on a heavier '''stock''' this year.''
- #A wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.
- #An estimate.
- Ex:''He took stock of the situation.''
- #To have on hand for sale.
- Ex:''The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.''
- #Normally available for purchase.
- Ex:''stock items''
- Ex:''stock sizes''
- #Straightforward, plain, very basic
- Ex:''That band is quite stock''
- #log (''trunk of a dead tree'')
- #stock (''of a gun'')
Additional Resources
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- Needham downgrades Apple stock on technicality
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- News items 2009-11-17
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- White papers 2003-01-01
- Idiosyncratic Volatility, Stock Market Volatility, And Expected Stock Returns
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- White papers 2003-09-01
- The Unintended Consequences of Stock Options
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- Research articles 2003-04-28
- Catalina shifts stock to NYSE. (Catalina Lighting; to New York Stock Exchange from American Stock Exchange) (Brief Article)
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- Research articles 1995-01-02
- Stock Margin Calls: CEOs New Scourge
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- Phantom Stock and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
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- White papers 2003-01-01
- American Stock Exchange Gains Higher Profile with Nasdaq Tracking Stock.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- External links 2008-10-29
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- Research articles 2007-05-21
- Andrew Corporation Intends to Convert Outstanding Series 7.75% Convertible Preferred Stock
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- Research articles 2005-02-22
- SHENZHEN, SHANGHAI STOCK INDICES KEEP RISING
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- HKEx, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange introduce China Stock Markets Web.
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- Research articles 2001-11-19
- Improving Stock Options
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- White papers 1997-01-01
- Stock Market Returns: A Temperature Anomaly
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- White papers 2002-08-01
