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stock certificate

American  

noun

  1. a certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock in a corporation.


stock certificate British  

noun

  1. the US equivalent of share certificate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stock certificate

First recorded in 1860–65

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June hopes her SpaceX shares will eventually turn out to be like the Apple stock certificate hanging over her desk—worth much more than she ever could have imagined two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

A stock certificate from 1941 taught me more about AI than anyone from OpenAI.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

In return, they get a loan stock certificate which buys into a housing association.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2023

An IdealFuture stock certificate, assigning 50,000 shares to web designer Allison Suguhara.

From The Verge Aug. 13, 2019

Securities -- N. securities, stocks, common stock, preferred stock, bonds, puts, calls, options, option contract, warrants, commercial paper, bearer bond, tax-exempt bond, callable bond, convertable bond†. share, stock certificate; coupon, bond coupon. liquid assets.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

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