capital stock

noun

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

: capitalization sense 1d

: stock sense 2a

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The company canceled 150,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in November 2024 to improve its capital stock structure. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024 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 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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