watered stock
watered stock noun: shares of stock in a business that are inflated by parties colluding with the seller making inflated offers for the property that the stock represents, which are reported to potential sellers as indicative of the value of the stock.
Noun
watered stock (countable and uncountable, plural watered stocks)
watered stock meaning in Tamil
watered stock in Tamil
- நீர்த்தப் பங்கு
Forms of watered stock
| plural | watered stocks |
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Origin of watered stock
Derived from the practice of "watering" livestock before sale, where the seller gives an animal a large quantity of water to drink before a potential buyer weighs the animal to determine its value.
Questions about watered stock
- What does watered stock mean?
- Watered stock means shares of stock in a business that are inflated by parties colluding with the seller making inflated offers for the property that the stock represents, which are reported to potential sellers as indicative of the value of the stock.
- What is watered stock in Tamil?
- Watered stock in Tamil is நீர்த்தப் பங்கு. See Watered stock meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is watered stock?
- Watered stock is a noun.
- What is the plural of watered stock?
- The plural of watered stock is watered stocks.
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