watered stock
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watered stock — see stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. watered stock n. Sto … Law dictionary
Watered stock — is an asset with an artificially inflated value. The term is most commonly used to refer to a form of securities fraud common under older corporate laws that placed a heavy emphasis upon the par value of stock. Origin of term Stock Watering was… … Wikipedia
Watered Stock — Stock that is issued with a value much greater than the value of the issuing company s assets. Watered stock can be caused by excessive stock dividends, overvalued assets and/or large operating losses. Assets can be overvalued for several reasons … Investment dictionary
watered stock — A stock representing ownership in a corporation that is worth less than the actual invested capital, resulting in problems of low liquidity, inadequate return on investment, and low market value. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * watered stock … Financial and business terms
watered stock — noun stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital • Hypernyms: ↑stock * * * watered stock, 1. U.S. cattle given little water while being driven to market, and then… … Useful english dictionary
watered stock — n. (Finance) stock issue offered to the public at a greatly inflated price in relation to the real value of the company s assets; stock of a company whose total worth is less than its invested capital … English contemporary dictionary
watered stock — See: stock watering … Accounting dictionary
watered stock — See stock watering … Big dictionary of business and management
watered stock — Shares issued by a corporation without an increment of capital corresponding to the number issued. Shares of stock issued by a corporation as fully paid, but which have in fact been issued without any consideration or at a discount, as in… … Ballentine's law dictionary
watered stock — Shares of a corporation that were issued at a price greater than their true current value, as indicated in the accounts of the corporation. Often the individual shares have become a smaller percentage of the total share capital, because of… … Business law dictionary