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INACTIVE STOCK [4 records]

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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

Shares which are seldom bought and sold in the stock exchange, although they are listed. A share which is transacted less than four times a year may be called inactive or dead. It is quite difficult to find a buyer or a seller for such shares. The spread between buying and selling prices can be large.

OBS

The correct French equivalent is "action" in this context because "stock" and "share" are used interchangeably as a singular noun. However, "stock" is usually a collective noun, with "actions" as its French equivalent and "shares" as its synonym.

OBS

inactive share: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Action dont le mouvement d'achat et de vente est limité, même si elle correspond à une société dont la rentabilité est élevée et dont la valeur a augmenté.

OBS

action inactive : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Acción que apenas tiene movimiento de compraventa, aunque puede corresponder a una sociedad muy rentable y que vaya aumentando de valor.

OBS

acción parada: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2014-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Stock qui reste à l'état stationnaire ou dont les articles sont très peu demandés.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

Used on a stock or commodity exchange to indicate inactive trading, and that little interest is displayed in the movement of prices.

OBS

dull: term and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse

Spanish

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