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Stocks Vocabulary_33
Savings and Financings
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dividend | A portion of a company's profits (earnings) that may be paid to stockholders. |
| Liquidity | The ease of converting and asset-in this case stocks- into money in a timely fashion with little of no loss of value. |
| Private Company | A company owned by a person, family, or small group of investors that does not sell stock to the company. |
| Profit/Earnings | The amount of money that reamains after subtracting the company's expenses from it's revenue. |
| Public Company | A company owned by investors who buy shares of stock, usually through a stock exchange. |
| Risk | The chance of loosing all or part of an investment. |
| Stock | Ownership of shares in a business. Comapnies issue stock to raise money for a variety of reasons. |
| Stockholders (Also Shareholders) | One who owns shares in a business. |