capital stock

American  

noun

1. the total stock authorized or issued by a corporation.

2. the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation, including retained earnings and amounts paid in by stockholders.

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capital stock British  

noun

1. the par value of the total share capital that a company is authorized to issue

2. the total physical capital existing in an economy at any moment of time

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Etymology

Origin of capital stock

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

"The conflict has damaged nearly one-third of Syria’s pre-conflict gross capital stock, with direct physical damages to infrastructure, residential buildings, and non-residential buildings estimated at $108 billion," the report said.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

One reason is what he called "capital stock turnover."

From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2023

A. The Alphabet board authorized the company to repurchase as much as an additional $50 billion worth of its Class C capital stock.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2021

“Our human capital stock is ready to get back to work,” he declared, sounding a bit like an AI that had yet to learn idiomatic English.

From Slate • May 28, 2020

The company report a capital stock of $54,283,190, and a funded debt of $82,208,000.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.