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stock cer·tifi·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stock certificate, stocknoun

    a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

    "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"

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  1. stock certificatenoun

    A paper certifying its bearer's ownership of shares (in a certain quantity) in a corporation.

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  1. stock certificate

    A stock certificate is a physical or digital document that certifies ownership of a specified number of shares or stock in a corporation. It provides evidence of the shareholder's claim on the company assets and earnings. The certificate typically includes the shareholder's name, the number of shares owned, a corporate seal and signatures of authorized representatives. Historically, they were issued in paper form but nowadays they are often held electronically.

Wikidata

  1. Stock certificate

    In corporate law, a stock certificate is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific number of shares of stock in a corporation. In large corporations, buying shares does not always lead to a stock certificate. In the United States, electronic registration is supplanting the stock certificate. Companies are no longer required to issue paper certificates, and over 420 of the 7,000-plus publicly traded securities do not. Brokers may charge up to $500 for issuing a paper certificate, though this fee can be avoided by registering shares directly with the stock transfer agent and having them issue the certificate. In Sweden, share certificates have been largely abolished, people using electronic shares instead. Share certificates may exist in Sweden, but only if the shares are not listed on any stock exchange in Sweden, and the availability of share certificates has nothing to do with voting in shareholders' general meetings.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stock certificate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stock certificate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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