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    • stock [stɒk]
      (uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • the capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder
    • Example:
      • The stock serves as a security for the creditors of a business.
    • stock market, stock markets
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • a market for the trading of company stock
    • Example:
      • The news reports on the stock market.
    • stock market crash, stock market crashes
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market
    • Example:
      • Many people lost money because of the stock market crash.
    • stock exchange, stock exchanges
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • a building and the associated organisation that trades stocks of companies for money and vice versa
    • Example:
      • There's a stock market exchange in New York City.
    stock exchange
    • market price, market prices
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • the price at which shares can be bought and sold on the stock market
    • Example:
      • The market prices of certain shares are currently rising.
      • Synonym(s):
        market rate, quotation, stock market price
    • share, shares [ʃɛɚ]
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • a financial instrument that shows that you own a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability
    • Example:
      • She doesn't hold any shares.
      • Synonym(s):
        stocks (AE)
    • shareholder, shareholders ['ʃɛɚhəʊldə(r)]
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • one who owns shares of a company's stock
    • Example:
      • Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.
      • Synonym(s):
        stockholder (AE)
    • dividend, dividends
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • a pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually)
    • Example:
      • For a joint stock company, a dividend is allocated as a fixed amount per share.
    • broker, brokers
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • a mediator between a buyer and seller; one who buys and sells shares and other securities through market makers or Agency Only Firms on behalf of investors
    • Example:
      • A broker may be employed by a brokerage firm.
    broker
    • profit, profits [ˈprɒfət]
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • total income or cash flow minus expenditures; the money or other benefit a non-governmental organisation or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price
    • Example:
      • The report on the company's profit was astonishing.
      • Synonym(s):
        gain
      • Antonym(s):
        loss
    • loss, losses [lɒs]
      (noun)
    • Definition:
      • something that is lost; an amount of money which decreases
    • Example:
      • The battle was won, but losses were great.
      • Antonym(s):
        profit, gain, win
 

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