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Authorized Shares

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
authorized stockcapital stock
possessive
Authorized Shares's
pluralpossessive
Authorized Shareses'