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STOCK CERTIFICATE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
Example:
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
Synonyms:
stock; stock certificate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("stock certificate" is a kind of...):
certificate; security (a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock certificate"):
share (any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate)
