Stock

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Stock is a claim on partial ownership of a firm.

Definition

According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),

Stock. A claim on partial ownership of a firm.

According to Macroeconomics by Mankiw (7th edition),

Stock. 1. A variable measured as a quantity at a point in time. (Cf. flow.) 2. Shares of ownership in a corporation.