TREASURY SHARES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends

Synonyms:

reacquired stock; treasury shares; treasury stock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("treasury shares" is a kind of...):

stock (the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity))

Credits