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joint stock
noun
- stock or capital divided into a number of shares.
- a pool of stock held in common.
joint stock
noun
- capital funds held in common and usually divided into shares between the owners
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joint stock1
First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences
An Act was passed which gave to a joint stock company an absolute monopoly of lustrings for a term of fourteen years.
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One of his friends happened to be engaged in large financial transactions in connection with an important joint-stock company.
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Another act passed contained provisions of practical importance for the regulation of joint-stock companies.
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In Scotland, as in Ireland, there were no private banks of issue: all were joint-stock banks.
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Both are leagued against you like Robert Macaire and Bertrand against the subscribers to their joint stock company.
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