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

“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

For most of crypto’s existence, we’ve been debating just what sort of financial product it is: a medium of exchange, like the dollar, or a store of value, like gold or stock certificates.

From Washington Post