bearer share

noun [C] BANKING, FINANCE

Definition

› a share that is considered to be owned by the person who has it in their possession, rather than by a named person: They kept their money in offshore holding companies controlled through anonymous bearer shares.

(Definition of bearer share noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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