authorized stock

Other forms: authorized stocks

Definitions of authorized stock
  1. noun
    the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
    synonyms: authorized shares, capital stock
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    type of:
    stock
    the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
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