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joint stock
noun
- stock or capital divided into a number of shares.
- a pool of stock held in common.
joint stock
noun
- capital funds held in common and usually divided into shares between the owners
Word History and Origins
Origin of joint stock1
Example Sentences
The joint stock market project, which is funded by the World Bank, is expected to become operational by the end of the year.
An Act was passed which gave to a joint stock company an absolute monopoly of lustrings for a term of fourteen years.
One of his friends happened to be engaged in large financial transactions in connection with an important joint-stock company.
Another act passed contained provisions of practical importance for the regulation of joint-stock companies.
In Scotland, as in Ireland, there were no private banks of issue: all were joint-stock banks.
Both are leagued against you like Robert Macaire and Bertrand against the subscribers to their joint stock company.
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