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STOCK COMPANY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stock company mean? 

STOCK COMPANY (noun)
  The noun STOCK COMPANY has 2 senses:

1. a company whose capital is represented by stockplay

2. a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoireplay

  Familiarity information: STOCK COMPANY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STOCK COMPANY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A company whose capital is represented by stock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("stock company" is a kind of...):

company (an institution created to conduct business)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

repertory; repertory company; stock company

Hypernyms ("stock company" is a kind of...):

theater company (a company that produces plays)


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