capital stock

noun

1
: the outstanding shares of a joint-stock company considered as an aggregate
2
3

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The company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Angel Studios, Inc., which includes conditions such as the conversion of Angel Studios' capital stock into Southport Common Stock and the renaming of Southport to Angel Studios, Inc. upon closing. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 The bid includes a plan for Apex to buy 100% of the capital stock of NAI for a price that combines the value of NAI’s shares of Paramount’s Class A and Class B common stock at $35.03 and $23.28 per share, respectively. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 July 2024 Even though France was on the winning side, two-thirds of its capital stock evaporated. Timur Kuran, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 Additionally, after the GFC, net investment—that is, after accounting for the degradation of capital stock—as a share of GDP fell by half in both the U.S. and Western Europe and has never fully recovered. Chris Bradley, Fortune Europe, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for capital stock 

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of capital stock was in 1709

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“Capital stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20stock. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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capital stock

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