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1stock — n 1 a: the equipment, materials, or supplies of a business b: a store or supply accumulated; esp: the inventory of the goods of a merchant or manufacturer 2: the ownership element in a corporation usu. divided into shares and represented by… …
2stock exchange — stock market A market in which security are bought and sold, prices being controlled by supply and demand. Stock markets have developed hand in hand with capitalism since the 17th century, constantly growing in importance and complexity. The… …
3stock exchange — stock market A market for the sale and purchase of securities, in which the prices are controlled by the laws of supply and demand. The first stock exchange was in Amsterdam, where in 1602 shares in the United East India Company could be traded.… …
4Stock car racing — is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain. The races are run on oval rings of approximately one quarter mile to 2.66 miles (about 0.4 to 4.2 kilometres) length, but are also raced on… …
5stock — 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… …
6Stock — 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… …
7Shanghai Stock Exchange — 上海证券交易所 …
8Republic of China local elections, 2005 — The Election of County Magistrates, County Councilmen, and Township Governors (zh tp|t=94年中華民國地方公職人員選舉|p= jiǔshísì nián zhōnghuámínguó dìfāng gōngzhírényuán xuǎnjǔ), commonly known as the Three in One Election (三合一選舉; sānhéyīxuǎnjǔ), was held in… …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
