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  • 1stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… …

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  • 2Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… …

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  • 3hold rating — ➔ rating * * * hold rating UK US noun [C] ► STOCK MARKET a suggestion that someone should not sell the shares that they own in a company, but that they should not buy any new shares: »Despite falling sales, Citigroup is keeping its hold rating… …

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  • 4Stock paintball — Stock Class is a set of commonly agreed upon but unofficial rules for paintball markers: * The marker must have a horizontal paintball feed, which means that the marker must be tilted (rocked) forward or backward to feed the next shot. * The… …

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  • 5hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… …

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  • 6Stock dilution — is a general term that results from the issue of additional common shares by a company. This increase in common shares of a stock can result from a secondary market offering, employees exercising stock options, or by conversion of convertible… …

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  • 7hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… …

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  • 8stock|hold|er — «STOK HOHL duhr», noun. a person who owns stock; holder of a share or shares in a company; shareholder …

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  • 9stock|hold|ing — «STOK HOHL dihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that owns stock. –n. the owning of a share or shares in a company …

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  • 10Stock Analysis — is a term that refers to the evaluation of a particular trading instrument, an investment sector or the market as a whole. Stock analysts attempt to determine the future activity of an instrument, sector or market. There are two basic types of… …

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