Stock

1. Manufacturing.

Raw materials, components, work in progress (WIP) and finished goods held by a company or other entity under review.

Also known as Inventory.

2. Accounting.

Value of raw materials, components, work in progress (WIP) and finished goods held by a reporting entity at a balance sheet date.

3. Financial assets.

A financial asset which may be a common (ordinary) share, a corporate debt security or a government debt security.

4. Financial assets.

More narrowly, financial assets including bonds (corporate debt securities or a government debt securites) but excluding common shares.

As in the phrase "stocks and shares".

See also

• Bond
• Common stock
• Debt
• Debt security
• Economic order quantity
• Equity
• Gilts
• Inventory
• Just in time
• Listing
• NASDAQ
• Net realisable value
• Nikkei
• Ordinary shares
• Over the counter
• Paper
• Security
• Share
• Stock exchange
• Stock exchange automated quotation system
• Stock out
• Work in progress