stock company
Americannoun
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Finance. a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock.
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Theater. a company acting a repertoire of plays, more or less permanently together, usually at its own theater.
noun
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a business enterprise the capital of which is divided into transferable shares
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a US term for repertory company
Etymology
Origin of stock company
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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After Hudson returned to Europe, the Dutch West India Company, a joint stock company much like the Virginia Company, made plans to set up a small colony in North America.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Pauline Kael, one of America's most influential and respected film critics, called Chatterjee Ray's "one-man stock company" who moved "so differently in the different roles he plays that he is almost unrecognisable".
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2020
John Wayne ducked the game throughout his career, even though his whole stock company, including Grant Withers and Ward Bond and Forrest Tucker, was scattered around Lakeside, where Wayne had a membership.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 30, 2020
He joined a stock company in Woodstock, Ill., in 1949, doing everything from playing lead roles to building scenery.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2017
Couples danced to the latest hits while fireworks exploded overhead, or they enjoyed light comedies performed by a local stock company, in a theater that served as a casino between productions.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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