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stock
noun (MONEY) /stɒk/
/stɑːk/ Definition
› [U] the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people: They own 20 percent of the company's stock.Financial investments and the stock market › [C or U] part of the ownership of a company that can be bought by members of the public: Stock prices fell yesterday in heavy trading. She buys and sells stocks and shares.Financial investments and the stock market › [C or U] UK money that people invest in the government, producing a fixed rate of interest: government stock(s)Savings, interest and capital
(Definition of stock noun (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrage noun
- bear market noun
- bear noun (FINANCE)
- bearish adjective (FINANCE)
- buyback noun
- Dow Jones noun
- flotation noun (BUSINESS)
- gainer noun
- growth-oriented adjective
- investment noun
- listed company noun
- mature adjective (FINANCE)
- payback period noun
- pyramid selling noun
- rig the market idiom
- speculation noun (TRADING)
- stag noun (PERSON)
- stake noun (SHARE)
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