stock company

noun

Definition of stock companynext
as in company

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Recent Examples of stock company Granterre, one of Italy’s largest dairy groups, is technically a stock company but owned by cooperatives of milk and cheese producers. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 The business reorganization to a stock company from a mutual company will allow CompSource to raise money to expand its insurance business inside Oklahoma and across the country. — Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Mar. 2026 For readers who aren’t financial historians, Lamont was referring to a joint stock company from the early (or earlier) days of capitalism, involving the United Kingdom’s financing during the War of the Spanish Succession. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026 Oklo — The nuclear technology company added nearly 3% after Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of the stock company with a Buy rating. — Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 Meme stock companies generally have shares that are less expensive, like $20 or less per share, so that more people can buy the shares. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
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  1. company
  2. troupe
  3. troop
Noun
  • Elroy Air said the latest flights will help inform the company’s efforts to deploy autonomous heavy-cargo aircraft safely and at scale.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While more than 100 law enforcement agencies across the country have ended their contracts with Flock Safety in recent weeks over privacy concerns, the company and the state of Georgia are deeply tied to one another.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • The reigning troupe, Rocky Horror in Abundance, currently performs at Avenue 912 at 202 West Ridge Road in Griffith.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • His teacher advised him to check out the renowned improv troupe Second City.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of troupe
Noun
  • Government troops patrolled the streets, ambulances rushed to the victims, and residents ventured out assessing damage and clearing out bloodied clothes from the pavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This would require a military effort likely as large as the 1991 Desert Storm operation, which involved more than 500,000 American troops.
    — JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of troop

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“Stock company.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock%20company. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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