ordinary stock
1ordinary stock — ➔ stock1 * * * ordinary stock UK US noun [C or U] (UK also common stock) ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a share or shares of a company providing the owner with a right to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a part of the company profits as a… …
2ordinary stock — Brit. See common stock. [1865 70] * * * ordinary share or ordinary stock, British. a share of common stock …
3ordinary stock — Brit. See common stock. [1865 70] * * * …
4stock — 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… …
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… …
7Stock exchange — A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization which provides trading facilities for stock brokers and traders, to trade stocks and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for the issue and… …
8ordinary — or·di·nary adj: of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events; broadly: of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
9Stock 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… …
10stock — [stäk] n. [ME stocke < OE stocc, akin to Ger stock, Du stok, a stick < IE base * (s)teu , to strike, chop > STUMP, STUB] 1. the trunk of a tree 2. Archaic a) a tree stump b) a wooden block or log …
