WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
capital stock, 
    1. Businessthe total stock authorized or issued by a corporation.
    2. Businessthe book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation, including retained earnings and amounts paid in by stockholders.
    • 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
capital stock
  1. the par value of the total share capital that a company is authorized to issue
  2. the total physical capital existing in an economy at any moment of time
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