capital stock
1capital stock — see stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. capital stock …
2capital stock — Stock authorized by a firm s charter and having par value, stated value, or no par value. The number and the value of issued shares are usually shown, together with the number of shares authorized, in the capital accounts section of the balance… …
3Capital stock — Capital Cap i*tal, a. [F. capital, L. capitalis capital (in senses 1 & 2), fr. caput head. See {Chief}, and cf. {Capital}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the head. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise Expect with mortal …
4capital stock — n. 1. the capital of a corporation, divided into negotiable shares 2. the total par or stated value of the authorized and issued shares of stock …
5capital stock — noun 1. the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation s articles of incorporation (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑authorized shares, ↑authorized stock • Hypernyms: ↑stock 2. the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation …
6Capital Stock — The common and preferred stock a company is authorized to issue, according to their corporate charter. Capital stock represents the size of the equity position of a firm and can be found on the balance sheet (or notes) of a typical financial… …
7capital stock — In common parlance, the shares of stock issued by a corporation and outstanding. Precisely, the amount of money, property or other means authorized by the charter of the corporation and contributed, or agreed to be contributed, by the… …
8capital stock — In the USA, the equity shares in a corporation. The two basic types of capital stock are common stock and preferred stock …
9capital stock — In the USA, the equity shares in a corporation. The two basic types of capital stock are common stock and preferred stock …
10capital stock — The amount originally invested by shareholders in a corporation for its issued shares. Capital stock has no direct relationship to the current value of the corporation s shares, which may have gone up or down after the initial issue or first… …
