control stock
- noun
- Specialized
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acciones de control
- Owning control stock allows shareholders to influence key policy decisions.
Examples
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The CEO acquired enough control stock to dictate the company's future direction.
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Investors competed to purchase control stock during the corporate takeover.
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The CEO owns a significant amount of control stock.
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Many companies issue control stocks to maintain management authority.
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Owning control stock gives shareholders the power to shape the company's direction and policies.
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During the merger, securing control stock was crucial for influencing the new management's decisions.
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Investors sought to obtain control stock to ensure their voices were heard on important company matters.
Synonyms
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Having more than half the voting shares of a company gives control over its decisions
How Controlling
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest' is directly and compositionally derived from 'control' (ability to direct) + 'stock' (corporate shares): i.e., stock that confers control. This is a literal, compositional noun phrase with clear cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. phrases meaning 'shares that give control'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the meaning, although precise legal nuances like 'controlling interest' vs 'majority stake' are technical.
Etymology
Control stock comes from the simple idea that stock is the small pieces or shares of a company and control is the power to steer it, so if someone owns enough pieces they can make the decisions. That's why control stock means 'shares that give the power to make company decisions'.