stock
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3.5
- noun
- /stɑk/
:
acción
- When the company announced its earnings, the stock price surged by 10%.
- stock market
- stock price
- stock exchange
Their investment has not been in stocks and shares and bonds.
- Their investment has not been in stocks and shares and bonds.
- I'm just saying he had stock in Apple and he sold it.
- No stock trading, no stock buying, no stock selling.
- Are dividend stocks the best type of stocks?
- Well, they got scared and they sold stocks and bought bonds.
- And then trade some stocks and make the profits.
- So, Scott, why do you think the stock fell on such strong earnings?
- First, don't just buy the hottest growth stocks just because they're hot.
- Value stocks soared while the working from home stocks like Zoom fell.
- Instead, they just took bets on whether a stock price would rise or fall.
- In the past three years, the stock has been cut in half.
Examples
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Many investors are closely watching the movement of Tesla's stock in the market.
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But if you're investing in stocks, both are bad.
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Your stock has never sold above $31 a share.
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I'm just saying he had stock in Apple and he sold it.
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I think their stock is overvalued, given their huge investment in original content.
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The stock price was manipulated.
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Few workers benefited from such stock ownership; for one thing, the stocks were not easy to sell.
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So I've consistently bought that stock for years.
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But, you know, Facebook's stock is pretty stagnant.
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She decided to invest in tech stocks to diversify her portfolio.
Synonyms
416
3.7
One equal part of a company that you can buy
406
4.2
A share in a business or project
173
5.4
The value of what you own in a house or company after you pay off debts
86
3.9
A thing like property owned by a person, company, or organization
8
4.0
Shares that give part ownership of a company and usually voting rights
3
3.8
A part of a company you can buy that gives part of the profit and the right to vote
1
5.0
The shares a person or group owns in a company
1
5.3
Shares that a person or group owns in a company
The total number of shares a person or company owns
Idioms
Compounds
63
3.0
A number that shows how much one share of a company costs when people buy or sell it
35
2.6
A large place in New York where people buy and sell shares of companies
- Specialized
32
4.8
A right to buy company shares later at a fixed price, often given to employees
12
1.7
A flavorful liquid made by simmering chicken meat, bones, and vegetables in water for soups and sauces
- Jargon
6
6.0
A share in a company expected to increase in value faster than most shares
- Specialized
4
4.1
A share of a large, well-known company that is safe and pays steady dividends
- Specialized
4
5.5
A share that pays owners dividends before common shareholders but usually has no voting rights
- Specialized
2
5.5
A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same
1
2.5
A rich liquid you make by cooking beef bones and vegetables slowly for soups and sauces
- Specialized
1
5.9
The total number or value of a company's shares that it can issue to owners
- Specialized
1
6.5
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
1
6.4
A company buying its own shares to raise their value or return money to owners
- Specialized
1
4.1
A number that shows how prices of selected stocks change over time
- Specialized
1
4.3
A program that lets employees buy or get shares in their company to become part owners
- Specialized
1
4.9
A business owned by many people who buy shares to own part and share profits and losses
- Specialized
1
3.8
A plan that lets employees buy shares in their company, often at a lower price
- Specialized
1
4.2
A short set of letters that shows which company is listed on a stock exchange
- Specialized
1
7.2
A contract that lets people bet on or protect against changes in a stock market index
- Specialized
A paper showing you own part of a company that belongs to whoever holds it
- Specialized
A type of investment you can change into common shares, like convertible bonds or warrants
- Specialized
A share that keeps unpaid dividends and pays them before common shares
- Specialized
Shares not registered with the government that cannot be sold to the public
- Specialized
An offer that lets employees buy company shares later if the company meets its goals
- Specialized
Shares a company has bought back and keeps without voting rights or payments to owners
- Specialized
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
- Specialized
A share traded directly between buyers and sellers, not on a stock exchange
- Specialized
Shares a company buys back and keeps that have no voting rights or dividends
An organized place where people buy and sell company shares and other investments
- Specialized
Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date
- Specialized
A seat for riding a horse with a high horn to hold a rope when working cows
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stock for company shares comes from the same idea of a 'main trunk' or 'capital' of a business, like the central part that everything grows from, and later it meant the value owned by a company. So owning stock is owning a part or 'share' of that company.