"share capital" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} share capital (uncountable)
  1. The part of a company's capital that is financed by shareholders through the issue of shares. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: capital stock [US] Translations (part of a company's capital): 股本 (gǔběn) (Chinese Mandarin), osakepääoma (Finnish), aksjekapital [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), aksjekapital [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kapitał akcyjny [masculine] (Polish), capital social [masculine] (Spanish)
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