See also stock exchange; a marketplace where stocks, bonds, securities and commodities are sold. … [Read more...] about STOCK MARKET
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STIPES
Latin: In old English law. Stock; a stock; a source of descent or title. Communis stipes, the common stock. Fleta, lib. 6, c. 2. … [Read more...] about STIPES
STOCK OPTION
A right granted to purchase stock in the future at a specified price. If the option owner chooses to exercise the option, he or she must pay the purchase price of the shares and request their issuance by the corporation. … [Read more...] about STOCK OPTION
STEVEDORE
A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. … [Read more...] about STEVEDORE
STEWARD
This word signifies a man appointed in the place or stead of another, and generally denotes a principal oflicer within his jurisdiction. Brown. Land steward. See LAND. Steward of a manor. An important officer who has the general management of all forensic matters connected with the manor of which he is steward. He stands in much the same relation to the lord of the manor as an … [Read more...] about STEWARD