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CAPITAL STOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("capital stock" is a kind of...):
book value (the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
Synonyms:
authorized shares; authorized stock; capital stock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("capital stock" is a kind of...):
stock (the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity))
