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noun

Finance. a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock.

Theater. a company acting a repertoire of plays, more or less permanently together, usually at its own theater.

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Origin of stock company

First recorded in 1820–30

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How to use stock company in a sentence

An Act was passed which gave to a joint stock company an absolute monopoly of lustrings for a term of fourteen years.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
One of his friends happened to be engaged in large financial transactions in connection with an important joint-stock company.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
Both are leagued against you like Robert Macaire and Bertrand against the subscribers to their joint stock company.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
There used to be a stock company at the Metropolitan about war-time that beat any of these new actor folks.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson

Hale bought all of old Judd's land, formed a stock company and in the trade gave June a bonus of the stock.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine|John Fox, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for stock company

stock company

noun

US a business enterprise the capital of which is divided into transferable shares

a US term for repertory company

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stock company

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