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stock company

noun

Finance. a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock.
Theater. a company acting a repertoire of plays, more or less permanently together, usually at its own theater.

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First recorded in 1820–30

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An Act was passed which gave to a joint stock company an absolute monopoly of lustrings for a term of fourteen years.

One of his friends happened to be engaged in large financial transactions in connection with an important joint-stock company.

Both are leagued against you like Robert Macaire and Bertrand against the subscribers to their joint stock company.

There used to be a stock company at the Metropolitan about war-time that beat any of these new actor folks.

Hale bought all of old Judd's land, formed a stock company and in the trade gave June a bonus of the stock.

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