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stock company

stock company noun: an incorporated company the capital of which is represented by marketable shares having a certain equal par value.

Noun

stock company (plural stock companies)

  1. an incorporated company the capital of which is represented by marketable shares having a certain equal par value
  2. a company of actors regularly employed at one theater, or permanently acting together in various plays under one management

Forms of stock company

pluralstock companies

Questions about stock company

What does stock company mean?
Stock company means an incorporated company the capital of which is represented by marketable shares having a certain equal par value.
What part of speech is stock company?
Stock company is a noun.
What is the plural of stock company?
The plural of stock company is stock companies.

Words near stock company in the dictionary

  1. stock certificate
  2. stock certificates
  3. stock character
  4. stock characters
  5. stock companies
  6. stock company
  7. stock control
  8. stock cube
  9. stock cubes
  10. stock dove
  11. stock doves

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