WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stock′ com′pany, 
    1. Business[Finance.]a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock.
    2. Show Business[Theat.]a company acting a repertoire of plays, more or less permanently together, usually at its own theater.
    • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stock company n
  1. US a business enterprise the capital of which is divided into transferable shares
  2. a US term for repertory company
'stock company' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
joint-stock company - repertory company - Crédit Mobilier - Oneida Community - share - stock

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