Stock Certificate (Noun)
Meaning
A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The company issued a stock certificate to each shareholder at the annual meeting.
- When she lost her stock certificate, she contacted the company's investor relations department to request a replacement.
- He received a stock certificate for 100 shares of the company as a gift from his grandfather.
- After her grandmother passed away, she discovered a stock certificate for a defunct company among her belongings.
- The collectible stock certificate for the historic railroad company was sold at auction to a collector.