capital stock
noun [ C or U ]
ukus FINANCE, STOCK MARKET US
all the shares that a company has and is officially allowed to sell:
The company has a present authorized capitalization of 1,200,000,000 shares of capital stock with a $1.00 par value per share.
ECONOMICS, FINANCE
the total value of the buildings, machines, etc. within a particular economy, or owned by a particular company, which are used to produce goods and services:
In developed economies, where the capital stock is already large, technological advances and efficiency gains are key.