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called-up share capital

 
 
noun [U] (also called-up capital)

Definition

FINANCE the amount of a company's capital which has been paid for by people who have bought shares, or for which the company is asking payment: The firm has just €2000 of called-up share capital, no trading activities, and no cash reserves.
(Definition of called-up share capital noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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