Define stock

1.	Define stock
Answer» A stock is a general term used to describe the ownership certificates of any company. A share, on the other hand, refers to the stock certificate of a particular company. Holding a particular company\'s share makes you a shareholder.<br>I was asking stock meaning in economics not in accounts<br>Stock means goods<br>In\xa0accounting,\xa0there are two common uses of the term\xa0stock. One meaning of stock refers to the goods on hand which is to be sold to customers. In that situation, stock means\xa0inventory.The term\xa0stock\xa0is also used to mean the ownership shares of a corporation. For example, an owner of a corporation will have a stock certificate which provides evidence of his or her ownership of a corporation\'s\xa0common stock\xa0or\xa0preferred stock. The owner of the corporation\'s common or preferred stock is known as a stockholder.

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