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Stock IndexnounMWEindex based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocksverified
Stock IssuenounMWE(corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular timeverified
Stock MarketnounMWEan exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokersverified
Stock Market IndexnounMWEindex based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocksverified
Stock OptionnounMWEa benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed priceverified
Stock PowernounMWEa power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another partyverified
Stock Purchase PlannounMWEan organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stockverified
Stock SplitnounMWEan increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equityverified
Stock SymbolnounMWEthe letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are tradedverified
Stock TickernounMWEa character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tapeverified
stock upverbMWEamass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or useverified
Stock WarrantnounMWEa type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated priceverified
Stock-Purchase WarrantnounMWEa type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated priceverified
Stockholder of RecordnounMWEthe stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular timeverified
Stockholders MeetingnounMWEa meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a companyverified
Stockinette StitchnounMWEknitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockingsverified
Stokes' AsternounMWEerect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowersverified
Stomach UpsetnounMWEa disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nauseaverified
Stone BassnounMWEbrown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecksverified
Stone CrabnounMWElarge edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)verified
Stone CurlewnounMWElarge-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee jointverified
Stone Life FacenounMWEany plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stonesverified
Stone Mimicry PlantnounMWEhighly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of graniteverified
Stone ParsleynounMWEa slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seedsverified
Stone PlantnounMWEany plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stonesverified
Stony CoralnounMWEcorals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islandsverified
Stool TestnounMWEa test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of bloodverified
Stop ConsonantnounMWEa consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing itverified
Stop OrdernounMWEan order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated levelverified
Stop-Loss OrdernounMWEan order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated levelverified
Storage AllocationnounMWE(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructionsverified
Storage area network (SAN)nounMWEA high-speed special-purpose network (or sub-network) that connects different types of data storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users.verified
Storage ObjectnounMWEObject supporting both read and write accesses to an information system.verified
Storage RingnounMWEcontainer consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are usedverified
Storage virtualizationnounMWEThe process of taking many different physical storage networks and devices, and making them appear as one "virtual" entity for purposes of management and administration.verified
Storage-Battery GridnounMWEa perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active materialverified
Store cardnounMWEA credit card issued by a financial institution for a specific merchant or vendor that does not carry a bankcard association logo. Store cards can only be used at the merchant or vendor whose name appears on the front of the card.verified
Stored ProgramnounMWEa program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes itverified
Stored-value cardnounMWEA card-based payment system that assigns a value to the card. The card's value can be stored on the card itself (i.e., on the magnetic stripe or in a computer chip) or in a network database. As the card is used for transactions, the transaction amounts are subtracted from the card's balance. As the balance approaches zero, some cards can be "reloaded" through various methods and others are designed to be discarded. These cards are often used in closed systems for specific types of purchases.verified
Storm LampnounMWEan oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high windsverified