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Capital_stock [entity]
This frame concerns Stock, a purchasable and sellable asset representing a Shareholder's share in a company (the Issuer). Stock entitles the Shareholder to profits of the Issuer company, as determined by the governing board of the Issuer company. LUs in this frame can denote the type of capital stock investment into a business (common or preferred) or the investment itself. Common stock is also known as ordinary stock or voting stock.
My ten|amt preferred [shares|Stock] in Google are worth more than your ten common shares in Apple.
My ten|amt preferred [shares|Stock] in Google are worth more than your ten common shares in Apple.
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- #2682
- Entry
- frm_capital_stock
- Namespace
- Entity
- FrameNet version
- Capital_stock (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Capital_stock
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Issuer |
The entity that issues its Stock to the Shareholder.
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| Shareholder |
The creditor that has invested into a business by purchasing some Type of its Stock.
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| Stock |
The investment that a Shareholder makes into a business, differing from property and assets.
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| Type |
The the kind of Stock, of which there are two: preferred or common. Holders of preferred stock are entitled to the first dividend that a company pays out, while holders of common stock are granted voting rights in corporate decisions.
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Stock
Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Amount |
The Amount is the number of shares, though any measure prase will suffice.
I have ten shares in Google. Berkshire Hathaway bought majority shares in IBM today. |
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Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| common.a | — | COD: (of a share) entitling its holder to dividends which vary in amount depending on the forturnes of the company. Compare with PREFERRED. FN: also entitles the stockholder to voting rights. |
| ordinary.a | — | FN: Synonymous with "common" as in "common stock". |
| preferred.a | — | COD: (of a share) entitles the holder to a fixed dividend whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends. |
| share.n | — | COD: any of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided. |
| stock.n | — | COD: the capital raised by a company through the issue and subscription of shares. |
| voting.a | — | FN: Synonymous with "common" as in "common stock". |
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