Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capital_stock

2 senses of capital stock

Sense 1
authorized shares, authorized stock, capital stock -- (the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation)
       => stock -- (the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock")

Sense 2
capital stock -- (the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation)
       => book value -- (the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation)