stock raising

noun

1. the breeding and raising of livestock.

Other Words From

• stock raiser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock raising¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The payments came as Berkshire last month bought about $246 million in Occidental stock, raising its stake to 25.8%.

From Reuters

After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

His Senate counterpart, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and other liberal lawmakers have maintained a steady fanfare of suggested tax proposals, including taxing corporations that buy back stock, raising taxes on multinational corporations and carrying out changes to the estate and capital gains taxes.

From New York Times

On the one hand, they saw an opportunity for the companies to issue more shares of their stock, raising tons of money.

From Slate

This year, 42 private-equity-backed companies have listed stock, raising about $10 billion.

From Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• farming
• ranching