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unquoted

unquoted

6.9
Not listed on a stock market, with shares sold only to private buyers
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkwoʊtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no cotizado
  • The company remained unquoted to avoid the strict regulations of the stock market.

Examples

  • The stock of that company remains unquoted.

  • Many investors seek opportunities in unquoted firms before they go public.

  • Shares in the unquoted business were only available to a small group of private investors.

  • Many unquoted companies seek funding through private investors.

  • The company's valuation is difficult to determine because it is unquoted on any stock exchange.

  • Investors often seek opportunities in unquoted companies that are not available to the public yet.

  • Many startups remain unquoted until they reach a certain level of growth and decide to go public.

Synonyms

untraded
vsunquoted
6.5

A thing that people do not buy or sell because there is no market for it

applies only to assets not listed on a public stock exchange

Surface Forms

unquoted positive

Morphology

unquoted = quoted (transparent) = un + quote + ed

The adjective 'quoted' (having a publicly stated price) is simply negated by 'un-' to mean 'not having a quoted price'.

Etymology

Unquoted comes from the part un- meaning 'not' and the word quote, which can also mean 'a price given' for something. So in finance, unquoted means 'not' given a public price and therefore not listed on a stock market.