capital stock

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noun

the total stock authorized or issued by a corporation.

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

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Origin of capital stock

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby capital stock

capital offense, capital outlay, capital punishment, capital resources, capital ship, capital stock, capital structure, capital sum, capital surplus, capital transfer tax, capitasti

How to use capital stock in a sentence

Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mistletoe must have been hanging right across the aisle on Capital Hill.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second major split between the capital and the court occurred over oral care.
The French Court’s Royal Ban on Smiles|William O’Connor|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ah, gay Paree—the French capital has practically announced its own LGBT friendliness since the Belle Époque.
The Ultimate LGBT Travel Bucket List||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for capital stock

capital stock

noun

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

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

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