share certificate

noun

1. a certificate of deposit issued by a credit union.

share certificate

noun

1. a document issued by a company certifying ownership of one or more of its shares US equivalentstock certificate

Word History and Origins

Origin of share certificate¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

By the way, make a transfer of this fifty-share certificate to Thomas D. Caldwell.

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The issuing of a share certificate is not an essential condition of ownership.

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