stock certificate

American  

noun

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

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stock certificate British  

noun

1. the US equivalent of share certificate

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Etymology

Origin of stock certificate

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

That probably won’t be enough to impress a new generation of individual investors, who have said the index is about as relevant as paper stock certificates or ticker tape.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It made them look like money or more like stock certificates, which people were more familiar with back in the day,” Petrie Jr. said.

From Salon

It was only after paying him $100,000 that the two discovered the stock certificates Smirnov provided were fake, according to the complaint.

From Seattle Times

A retired patent attorney recalled filing the original designs in 1918, and several early investors trotted out their now-worthless stock certificates.

From Seattle Times

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

From BBC