capital stock
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capital stock — see stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. capital stock … Law dictionary
capital stock — Stock authorized by a firm s charter and having par value, stated value, or no par value. The number and the value of issued shares are usually shown, together with the number of shares authorized, in the capital accounts section of the balance… … Financial and business terms
Capital stock — Capital Cap i*tal, a. [F. capital, L. capitalis capital (in senses 1 & 2), fr. caput head. See {Chief}, and cf. {Capital}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the head. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise Expect with mortal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capital stock — n. 1. the capital of a corporation, divided into negotiable shares 2. the total par or stated value of the authorized and issued shares of stock … English World dictionary
capital stock — noun 1. the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation s articles of incorporation (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑authorized shares, ↑authorized stock • Hypernyms: ↑stock 2. the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation … Useful english dictionary
Capital Stock — The common and preferred stock a company is authorized to issue, according to their corporate charter. Capital stock represents the size of the equity position of a firm and can be found on the balance sheet (or notes) of a typical financial… … Investment dictionary
capital stock — In common parlance, the shares of stock issued by a corporation and outstanding. Precisely, the amount of money, property or other means authorized by the charter of the corporation and contributed, or agreed to be contributed, by the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
capital stock — In the USA, the equity shares in a corporation. The two basic types of capital stock are common stock and preferred stock … Accounting dictionary
capital stock — In the USA, the equity shares in a corporation. The two basic types of capital stock are common stock and preferred stock … Big dictionary of business and management
capital stock — The amount originally invested by shareholders in a corporation for its issued shares. Capital stock has no direct relationship to the current value of the corporation s shares, which may have gone up or down after the initial issue or first… … Business law dictionary
Capital Stock Insurance Companies — A capital stock insurance company is a company that gets its capital from contributions from its stockholders in addition to its surplus accounts and reserve accounts. In other words, a capital stock insurance company is one that gets a majority… … Investment dictionary
