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Definition: Capital Stock |
Capital StockNoun1. The maximum number of shares authorized under the the terms of a corporations articles of incorporation. 2. The book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Business | The amount of a company's capital that is issued to shareholders; the company can at any time issue new capital up to the value of the authorized capital. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The share capital is the capital fixed in the memorandum and by the articles of a company. It is the amount of money subscribed by the shareholders, at par, to a company. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Finance | The amount of stock a corporation is authorized to sell by the government authority that grants the corporate charter. Capital stock is sold by the corporation to raise funds to be used to expand or stimulate the business activities of the company. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Capital StockSynonyms: authorized shares (n), authorized stock (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Capital Stock |
| English words defined with "capital stock": capitalisation, capitalization ♦ Preferred stock ♦ share ♦ To water stock. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "capital stock": joint stock company ♦ majority control, majority ownership, mutual association ♦ retained earnings ♦ spinoff, supervisory conversion. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Common stock can be used interchangeably with the term capital stock when the company has no preferred stock. (references) | |
Economic History | Austria | Expect total costs of about AS 30,000 or between 5 and 10 percent of the capital stock. (references) |
Lebanon | The banking sector is still going through a period of consolidation, with a number of banks merging and/or increasing their capital stock. (references) | |
Russia | While difficult to quantify, official guestimates show that 25% of equipment in the public sector is operating well past its service life, and that 60 percent of capital stock is worn out. (references) | |
Political Economy | MOROCCO | In the pharmaceutical sector, a Moroccan-registered pharmacist must hold 26 percent of the company's capital stock, in order to operate officially as a pharmaceutical company. (references) |
Trade | Ecuador | All new banks are required to have a capital stock (technical equity) of about USD 6 million (existing banks must meet this requirement by 2002). Banks must maintain 9 percent of technical equity in relation to weighted assets plus contingents. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The failure of our Nation's capital stock to grow at a rate that keeps pace with its labor force has clearly been one cause of our productivity slowdown. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expression using "capital stock": authorized capital stock. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "capital stock"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kapital (capital, capital assets, principal). (various references) | |
Danish | tegnet kapital (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), stamaktie (capital share, common share, common stock, equity, ordinary share, ordinary stock), selskabsanpart (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), selskabsandel (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), nominel kapital (capital, equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), kapitalaktie (capital share), kapital i obligationer (bonded capital, debenture capital, debenture stock), grundkapital (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), fremmedkapital (bonded capital, borrowed capital, borrowed funds, credit capital, debenture capital, debenture stock, debt capital, deposits and borrowed funds, liabilities, loan funds, outside capital), den tegnede aktiekapital (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), aktiekapital (capital, equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital). (various references) | |
Dutch | uitgegeven aandelenkapitaal (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), statutair kapitaal (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), obligatiekapitaal (bonded capital, debenture capital, debenture stock), nominaal kapitaal (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), maatschappelijk kapitaal (authorized capital, authorized capital stock, authorized share capital, equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), kapitaalaandeel (capital share), geplaatst maatschappelijk kapitaal (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), geplaatst kapitaal (capital, issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), aandelenkapitaal (share-capital), aandeel (share). (various references) | |
Finnish | pääomavelvoite (bonded capital, debenture capital, debenture stock). (various references) | |
French | capital-obligations (bonded capital, debenture capital), capital-actions (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital), capital souscrit (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), capital social (share capital), capital obligations (bonded capital, debenture capital), capital obligataire (bonded capital, debenture capital), capital nominal (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital), capital national, capital émis (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), stock de capital, stock de biens de production, stock d'équipement, action de capital (capital share), équipements. (various references) | |
German | Aktienkapital (joint stock, share capital, share-capital, stock). (various references) | |
Greek | μετοχικό κεφάλαιο (share capital). (various references) | |
Hebrew | "ון מ יות (share capital). (various references) | |
Hungarian | részvénytőke (share capital, stock). (various references) | |
Italian | capitale sottoscritto (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), capitale sociale (capital, equity invested capital, issued capital, issued share capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, obligated capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital, subscribed capital), capitale obbligazionario (bonded capital, debenture capital, debenture stock), capitale nominale (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), capitale azionario (share capital, stock), azione di societ (capital share, corporate equities), azione di capitale (capital share). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 資本金 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しほ"き". (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apitalcay ockstay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | capital subscrito (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), capital social (joint-stock), capital por ações, capital outorgado (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), capital nominal (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), capital emitido (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), capital em obrigações (bonded capital, debenture capital, debenture stock), acção de capital (capital share). (various references) | |
Russian | основной капитал (basic stock, corpus, fixed capital). (various references) | |
Spanish | capital suscrito (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), capital social (capital, equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), capital nominal (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), capital nacional, capital en acciones (equity invested capital, joint stock capital, nominal capital, original capital, registered capital, share capital, share-capital), capital emitido en acciones (issued capital, issued share capital, obligated capital, subscribed capital), masa de capital, base principal, acervo de capital, acción social por aportación de capital (capital share), acción de capital (capital share). (various references) | |
Turkish | hisse senedi sermayesi, öz sermaye. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | RM:chapital d'aczias. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-k-l-o-p-s-t-t" | |
-3 letters: coattails, cocktails, tailcoats. | |
-4 letters: aplastic, calpacks, capitals, capitols, cattails, cattalos, coalpits, coalsack, coattail, cockpits, cocktail, lopstick, spiccato, staccati, staccato, statical, stoccata, tactical, tailcoat, talipots, tapiocas, tipstock, toccatas. | |
-5 letters: alcaics, altoist, apicals, apostil, asocial, astatic, atactic, attacks, calicos, calpack, calpacs, capital, capitol, catalos, cattail, cattalo, cicalas, citolas, clastic, cloacas, coalpit, coastal, cockpit, optical, plastic. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Speeches 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Translations: Ancient 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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